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Title: MOA-2010-BLG-328Lb: A sub-Neptune orbiting very late M dwarf?

Abstract

We analyze the planetary microlensing event MOA-2010-BLG-328. The best fit yields host and planetary masses of M {sub h} = 0.11 ± 0.01 M {sub ☉} and M {sub p} = 9.2 ± 2.2 M {sub ⊕}, corresponding to a very late M dwarf and sub-Neptune-mass planet, respectively. The system lies at D {sub L} = 0.81 ± 0.10 kpc with projected separation r = 0.92 ± 0.16 AU. Because of the host's a priori unlikely close distance, as well as the unusual nature of the system, we consider the possibility that the microlens parallax signal, which determines the host mass and distance, is actually due to xallarap (source orbital motion) that is being misinterpreted as parallax. We show a result that favors the parallax solution, even given its close host distance. We show that future high-resolution astrometric measurements could decisively resolve the remaining ambiguity of these solutions.

Authors:
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  1. Solar-Terrestrial Environment Laboratory, Nagoya University, Nagoya 464-8601 (Japan)
  2. Warsaw University Observatory, Al. Ujazdowskie 4, 00-478 Warszawa (Poland)
  3. Department of Earth and Space Science, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, 1-1 Machikaneyama-cho, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043 (Japan)
  4. Department of Physics, 225 Nieuwland Science Hall, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556 (United States)
  5. Institute for Information and Mathematical Sciences, Massey University, Private Bag 102-904, Auckland 1330 (New Zealand)
  6. Department of Astronomy, Ohio State University, 140 West 18th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210 (United States)
  7. Niels Bohr Institutet, Københavns Universitet, Juliane Maries Vej 30, 2100 Copenhagen (Denmark)
  8. Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research, Max-Planck-Str. 2, D-37191 Katlenburg-Lindau (Germany)
  9. Department of Physics, University of Rijeka, Omladinska 14, 51000 Rijeka (Croatia)
  10. Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Canterbury, Private Bag 4800, Christchurch 8020 (New Zealand)
  11. Department of Physics, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92-019, Auckland 1001 (New Zealand)
  12. School of Chemical and Physical Sciences, Victoria University, Wellington (New Zealand)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
22348474
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Astrophysical Journal
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 779; Journal Issue: 2; Other Information: Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); Journal ID: ISSN 0004-637X
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
79 ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY; DWARF STARS; GRAVITATIONAL LENSES; MASS; MATHEMATICAL SOLUTIONS; NEPTUNE PLANET; RESOLUTION

Citation Formats

Furusawa, K., Abe, F., Itow, Y., Masuda, K., Matsubara, Y., Udalski, A., Sumi, T., Bennett, D. P., Bond, I. A., Ling, C. H., Gould, A., Jørgensen, U. G., Snodgrass, C., Prester, D. Dominis, Albrow, M. D., Botzler, C. S., Freeman, M., Chote, P., Harris, P., Fukui, A., E-mail: furusawa@stelab.nagoya-u.ac.jp, E-mail: liweih@astro.ucla.edu, E-mail: tim.natusch@aut.ac.nz, E-mail: rzellem@lpl.arizona.edu, Collaboration: MOA Collaboration, OGLE Collaboration, μFUN Collaboration, Consortium, MiNDSTEp, RoboNet Collaboration, PLANET Collaboration, and others, and. MOA-2010-BLG-328Lb: A sub-Neptune orbiting very late M dwarf?. United States: N. p., 2013. Web. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/779/2/91.
Furusawa, K., Abe, F., Itow, Y., Masuda, K., Matsubara, Y., Udalski, A., Sumi, T., Bennett, D. P., Bond, I. A., Ling, C. H., Gould, A., Jørgensen, U. G., Snodgrass, C., Prester, D. Dominis, Albrow, M. D., Botzler, C. S., Freeman, M., Chote, P., Harris, P., Fukui, A., E-mail: furusawa@stelab.nagoya-u.ac.jp, E-mail: liweih@astro.ucla.edu, E-mail: tim.natusch@aut.ac.nz, E-mail: rzellem@lpl.arizona.edu, Collaboration: MOA Collaboration, OGLE Collaboration, μFUN Collaboration, Consortium, MiNDSTEp, RoboNet Collaboration, PLANET Collaboration, & others, and. MOA-2010-BLG-328Lb: A sub-Neptune orbiting very late M dwarf?. United States. https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-637X/779/2/91
Furusawa, K., Abe, F., Itow, Y., Masuda, K., Matsubara, Y., Udalski, A., Sumi, T., Bennett, D. P., Bond, I. A., Ling, C. H., Gould, A., Jørgensen, U. G., Snodgrass, C., Prester, D. Dominis, Albrow, M. D., Botzler, C. S., Freeman, M., Chote, P., Harris, P., Fukui, A., E-mail: furusawa@stelab.nagoya-u.ac.jp, E-mail: liweih@astro.ucla.edu, E-mail: tim.natusch@aut.ac.nz, E-mail: rzellem@lpl.arizona.edu, Collaboration: MOA Collaboration, OGLE Collaboration, μFUN Collaboration, Consortium, MiNDSTEp, RoboNet Collaboration, PLANET Collaboration, and others, and. 2013. "MOA-2010-BLG-328Lb: A sub-Neptune orbiting very late M dwarf?". United States. https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-637X/779/2/91.
@article{osti_22348474,
title = {MOA-2010-BLG-328Lb: A sub-Neptune orbiting very late M dwarf?},
author = {Furusawa, K. and Abe, F. and Itow, Y. and Masuda, K. and Matsubara, Y. and Udalski, A. and Sumi, T. and Bennett, D. P. and Bond, I. A. and Ling, C. H. and Gould, A. and Jørgensen, U. G. and Snodgrass, C. and Prester, D. Dominis and Albrow, M. D. and Botzler, C. S. and Freeman, M. and Chote, P. and Harris, P. and Fukui, A., E-mail: furusawa@stelab.nagoya-u.ac.jp, E-mail: liweih@astro.ucla.edu, E-mail: tim.natusch@aut.ac.nz, E-mail: rzellem@lpl.arizona.edu and Collaboration: MOA Collaboration and OGLE Collaboration and μFUN Collaboration and Consortium, MiNDSTEp and RoboNet Collaboration and PLANET Collaboration and others, and},
abstractNote = {We analyze the planetary microlensing event MOA-2010-BLG-328. The best fit yields host and planetary masses of M {sub h} = 0.11 ± 0.01 M {sub ☉} and M {sub p} = 9.2 ± 2.2 M {sub ⊕}, corresponding to a very late M dwarf and sub-Neptune-mass planet, respectively. The system lies at D {sub L} = 0.81 ± 0.10 kpc with projected separation r = 0.92 ± 0.16 AU. Because of the host's a priori unlikely close distance, as well as the unusual nature of the system, we consider the possibility that the microlens parallax signal, which determines the host mass and distance, is actually due to xallarap (source orbital motion) that is being misinterpreted as parallax. We show a result that favors the parallax solution, even given its close host distance. We show that future high-resolution astrometric measurements could decisively resolve the remaining ambiguity of these solutions.},
doi = {10.1088/0004-637X/779/2/91},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/22348474}, journal = {Astrophysical Journal},
issn = {0004-637X},
number = 2,
volume = 779,
place = {United States},
year = {Fri Dec 20 00:00:00 EST 2013},
month = {Fri Dec 20 00:00:00 EST 2013}
}