HAT-P-13b,c: a transiting hot Jupiter with a massive outer companion on an eccentric orbit (2009)
Bakos, G. A., Howard, A. W., Noyes, R. W., Hartman, J., Torres, G., Kovacs, Geza, ...
We report on the discovery of a planetary system with a close-in transiting hot Jupiter on a near circular orbit and a massive outer planet on a highly eccentric orbit. The inner planet, HAT-P-13b,...
Spectroscopic Study of Candidates for Kepler Asteroseismic Targets - Solar-Like Stars (2009)
Molenda-Zakowicz, J., Frasca, A., Latham, D. W.
We report spectroscopic observations of 23 candidates for Kepler asteroseismic targets and 10 other stars in the Kepler field, carried out at two observatories (see the footnote). For all these...
A Spectroscopic Study of Kepler Asteroseismic Targets (2009)
Molenda-Zakowicz, J., Frasca, A., Latham, D. W., Jerzykiewicz, M.
Reported are spectroscopic observations of 15 candidates for Kepler primary asteroseismic targets and 14 other stars in the Kepler field, carried out at three observatories (see the footnote). For...
HAT-P-12b: A Low-Density Sub-Saturn Mass Planet Transiting a Metal-Poor K Dwarf (2009)
Hartman, J. D., Bakos, G. Á., Torres, G., Kovács, Géza, Noyes, R. W., Pál, A., ...
We report on the discovery of HAT-P-12b, a transiting extrasolar planet orbiting the moderately bright V=12.8 K4 dwarf GSC 03033-00706, with a period P = 3.2130598 +- 0.0000021 d, transit epoch Tc =...
Sozzetti, A., Torres, G., Latham, D. W., Stefanik, R. P., Korzennik, S. G., Boss, A. P., ...
We present an analysis of three years of precision radial velocity measurements of 160 metal-poor stars observed with HIRES on the Keck 1 telescope. We report on variability and long-term velocity...
HAT-P-11b: A Super-Neptune Planet Transiting a Bright K Star in the Kepler Field (2009)
Bakos, G. Á., Torres, G., Pál, A., Hartman, J., Kovács, Géza, Noyes, R. W., ...
We report on the discovery of HAT-P-11b, the smallest radius transiting extrasolar planet (TEP), and the first hot Neptune discovered to date by transit searches. HAT-P-11b orbits the bright (V=9.59)...
Absolute properties of the low-mass eclipsing binary CM Draconis (2008)
Morales, J. C., Ribas, I., Jordi, C., Torres, G., Gallardo, J., Guinan, E. F., ...
Spectroscopic and eclipsing binary systems offer the best means for determining accurate physical properties of stars, including their masses and radii. The data available for low-mass stars have...
Pál, A., Bakos, G. Á., Fernandez, J., Sipöcz, B., Torres, G., Latham, D. W., ...
We present the independent discovery of XO-5b, confirming its planetary nature based on evidences other than that described in the announcement of Burke (2008), namely, the lack of significant...
Sozzetti, A., Torres, G., Charbonneau, D., Winn, J. N., Korzennik, S. G., Holman, M. J., ...
We report new spectroscopic and photometric observations of the parent stars of the recently discovered transiting planets TrES-3 and TrES-4. A detailed abundance analysis based on high-resolution...
HAT-P-10b: A light and moderately hot Jupiter transiting a K dwarf (2008)
Bakos, G. A., Pal, A., Torres, G., Sipocz, B., Latham, D. W., Noyes, R. W., ...
We report on the discovery of HAT-P-10b, the lowest mass (0.46 +/- 0.03 MJ) transiting extrasolar planet (TEP) discovered to date by transit searches. HAT-P-10b orbits the moderately bright V=11.89 K...
A Survey for Spectroscopic Binaries in a Large Sample of G Dwarfs (2007)
Udry Mayor Observatoire, S. Udry, M. Mayor, D. W. Latham, R. P. Stefanik, G. Torres, ...
. For more than 5 years now, a large sample of G dwarfs (3347 stars) has been monitored in radial velocities in order to obtain an unequaled set of orbital parameters for solar-type stars ( 400...
A SEARCH FOR STARS PASSING CLOSE TO THE SUN J. Garc'ia-S'anchez (2007)
Preston Jones, D. L. Jones, P. R. Weissman, D. W. Latham, R. P. Stefanik
We have combined Hipparcos proper motion and parallax data for nearby stars with ground-based radial velocity measurements to find stars which may have passed (or will pass) close enough to the Sun...
HAT-P-6b: A Hot Jupiter transiting a bright F star (2007)
Noyes, R. W., Bakos, G. A., Torres, G., Pal, A., Kovacs, Geza, Latham, D. W., ...
In the ongoing HATNet survey we have detected a giant planet, with radius 1.33 +/- 0.06 RJup and mass 1.06 +/- 0.12 MJup, transiting the bright (V = 10.5) star GSC 03239-00992. The planet is in a...
HAT-P-3b: A heavy-element rich planet transiting a K dwarf star (2007)
Torres, G., Bakos, G. A., Kovacs, G., Latham, D. W., Fernandez, J. M., Noyes, R. W., ...
We report the discovery of a Jupiter-size planet transiting a relatively bright (V = 11.56) and metal-rich early K dwarf star with a period of about 2.9 days. On the basis of follow-up photometry and...
HD147506b: A Super-Massive Planet in an Eccentric Orbit Transiting a Bright Star (2007)
Bakos, G. A., Kovacs, G., Torres, G., Fischer, D. A., Latham, D. W., Noyes, R. W., ...
We report the discovery of a massive (Mp = 9.04+/-0.50 MJup) planet transiting the bright (V = 8.7) F8 star HD 147506, with an orbital period of 5.63341+/-0.00013 days and an eccentricity of e =...
HAT-P-1b: A Large-Radius, Low-Density Exoplanet Transiting one Member of a Stellar Binary (2006)
Bakos, G. A., Noyes, R. W., Kovacs, G., Latham, D. W., Sasselov, D. D., Torres, G., ...
Using small automated telescopes in Arizona and Hawaii, the HATNet project has detected an object transiting one member of the double star system ADS 16402 AB. This system is a pair of G0...
Sozzetti, A., Torres, G., Latham, D. W., Carney, B. W., Stefanik, R. P., Boss, A. P., ...
We describe a high-precision Doppler search for giant planets orbiting a well-defined sample of metal-poor dwarfs in the field. This experiment constitutes a fundamental test of theoretical...
Refined parameters of the planet orbiting HD 189733 (2006)
Bakos, G. A., Knutson, H., Pont, F., Moutou, C., Charbonneau, D., Shporer, A., ...
We report on the BVRI multi-band follow-up photometry of the transiting extrasolar planet HD 189733b. We revise the transit parameters and find planetary radius RP = 1.154+/- 0.032RJ and inclination...
Chemical Composition of the Planet-Harboring Star TrES-1 (2005)
Sozzetti, A., Yong, D., Carney, B. W., Laird, J. B., Latham, D. W., Torres, G.
We present a detailed chemical abundance analysis of the parent star of the transiting extrasolar planet TrES-1. Based on high-resolution Keck/HIRES and HET/HRS spectra, we have determined abundances...