1201.0659 (G. Á. Bakos et al.)

HAT-P-34b -- HAT-P-37b: Four Transiting Planets More Massive Than Jupiter Orbiting Moderately Bright Stars    [PDF]

G. Á. Bakos, J. D. Hartman, G. Torres, B. Béky, D. W. Latham, L. A. Buchhave, Z. Csubry, G. Kovács, A. Bieryla, S. Quinn, T. Szklenár, G. A. Esquerdo, A. Shporer, R. W. Noyes, D. A. Fischer, J. A. Johnson, A. W. Howard, G. W. Marcy, B. Sato, K. Penev, M. Everett, D. D. Sasselov, R. P. Stefanik, J. Lázár, I. Papp, P. Sári

We report the discovery of four transiting extrasolar planets (HAT-P-34b -- HAT-P-37b) with masses ranging from 1.05 to 3.33 MJ and periods from 1.33 to 5.45 days. These planets orbit relatively bright F and G dwarf stars (from V = 10.16 to V = 13.2). Of particular interest is HAT-P-34b which is moderately massive (3.33 MJ), has a high eccentricity of e = 0.441 +/- 0.032 at P = 5.4526540+/-0.000016 d period, and shows hints of an outer component. The other three planets have properties that are typical of hot Jupiters.

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