WASP-71b: a bloated hot Jupiter in a 2.9-day, prograde orbit around an evolved F8 star
WASP-71b: a bloated hot Jupiter in a 2.9-day, prograde orbit around an evolved F8 star
We report the discovery by the WASP transit survey of a highly-irradiated, massive (2.242 ± 0.080 MJup) planet which transits a bright (V = 10.6), evolved F8 star every 2.9 days. The planet, WASP-71b, is larger than Jupiter (1.46 ± 0.13 RJup), but less dense (0.71 ± 0.16 ρJup). We …