WASP-40b: Independent Discovery of the 0.6 <i>M</i><sub>Jup</sub>Transiting Exoplanet HAT-P-27b
WASP-40b: Independent Discovery of the 0.6 <i>M</i><sub>Jup</sub>Transiting Exoplanet HAT-P-27b
From WASP photometry and SOPHIE radial velocities we report the discovery of WASP-40b (HAT-P-27b), a 0.6 Mjup planet that transits its 12th magnitude host star every 3.04 days. The host star is of late G-type or early K-type and likely has a metallicity greater than solar ([Fe/H] = 0.14 +/- …