The properties of XO-5b and WASP-82b redetermined using new high-precision transit photometry and global data analyses

TL;DR

This study refines the properties of exoplanets XO-5b and WASP-82b using new high-precision transit data combined with previous observations, leading to more accurate system parameters and orbital details.

Contribution

The paper provides the first high-precision transit light curve for WASP-82 and improves the orbital and physical parameters of both exoplanets using combined data analysis.

Findings

XO-5b's orbital period is determined with 50 ms precision.

New transit data yields more accurate mass and radius for XO-5b.

WASP-82b's light curve is published for the second time.

Abstract

This paper presents new transit photometry from the Isaac Newton Telescope of two transiting exoplanetary systems, XO-5 and WASP-82. In each case the new transit light curve is more precise than any other of that system previously published. The new data are analysed alongside previously-published photometry and radial velocities, resulting in an improved orbital ephemeris and a refined set of system parameters in each case. The observational baseline of XO-5 is extended by very nearly four years, resulting in a determination of the orbital period of XO-5b to a precision of just 50 ms. The mass and radius of XO-5b are 1.19$\pm$0.03 and 1.14$\pm$0.03 times those of Jupiter, respectively. The light curve of WASP-82 is only the second published for this system. The planetary mass is 1.25$\pm$0.05 $M_{\rm Jup}$, and the radius is 1.71$\pm$0.08 $M_{\rm Jup}$.