Exoplanetary Scratchpad [SysBP Img]

Contains second planet discovered by WASP program. This planet is a rather heavy transiting planet, has a large rocky core, and conforms to present models (in contrast to WASP-1). One of the 6 out of 27 planets analyzed by the WASP team found to orbit backwards around its star in 2010. Shows signs of atmospheric blow-off.

Contents 1 WASP-2 System Web Pages 2 WASP-2 System In the News 2.1 Discovery (Sep 2006) 2.2 Precise Mass and Radius Calculated (Oct 2006) 2.3 One of six Retrograde Exoplanets (2010) 3 WASP-2 System Fun Links 4 Planet b Star Factoids 5 Map of WASP-2 System

WASP-2 System Web PagesEdit

• Wikipedia

WASP-2 System In the NewsEdit

Discovery (Sep 2006)Edit

• Paper: http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/117974816/abstract?CRETRY=1&SRETRY=0
• http://planetary.org/news/2006/0928_Two_Hot_New_Planets_Discovered.html
  
• http://www.cosmosmagazine.com/node/711
  
• http://space.newscientist.com/article/dn10157-third-puffedup-planet-discovered.html

Precise Mass and Radius Calculated (Oct 2006)Edit

http://arxiv.org/PS_cache/astro-ph/pdf/0610/0610589v1.pdf

One of six Retrograde Exoplanets (2010)Edit

• http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/58275/title/Backward_planets_may_have_flipped_into_place
• http://www.ia.ucsb.edu/pa/display.aspx?pkey=2220#description
• http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2010/04/some-planets-play-a-mean-game-of.html
• http://www.skyandtelescope.com/news/90752569.html
• http://www.eso.org/public/news/eso1016/
• http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/backwards-planets-100413.html
• http://articles.latimes.com/2010/apr/14/science/la-sci-planets14-2010apr14
• http://www.eso.org/public/news/eso1016/

WASP-2 System Fun LinksEdit

• Non-science article - <Description>
• Non-science article - <Description>

Planet b Star FactoidsEdit

• 2nd Star discovered by the WASP program
• The most massive nearby transiting exoplanet at the time of its discovery

Map of WASP-2 SystemEdit

0.00 AU - WASP-2
x.xx AU - <periapsis/semi-major-axis/apapsis of sample planet>
x.xx AU - <habitability zone/stability zone/disk feature positions>