<i>SPITZER</i>OBSERVATIONS OF THE THERMAL EMISSION FROM WASP-43b
<i>SPITZER</i>OBSERVATIONS OF THE THERMAL EMISSION FROM WASP-43b
WASP-43b is one of the closest-orbiting hot Jupiters, with a semimajor axis of a = 0.01526 ± 0.00018 AU and a period of only 0.81 days. However, it orbits one of the coolest stars with a hot Jupiter (T* = 4520 ± 120 K), giving the planet a modest equilibrium …