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Atmospheric Spectra of Three Hot Jupiters Showing Water Absorption
This graph compares observations with modeled infrared spectra of three hot-Jupiter-class exoplanets that were spectroscopically observed with the Hubble Space Telescope. The red curve in each case is the best-fit model spectrum for the detection of water vapor absorption in the...
- Date
- Jan 1, 2014
- Mission
- Hubble Space Telescope
- Archive ID
- hubblesite-images-2014-36-3405-image
This graph compares observations with modeled infrared spectra of three hot-Jupiter-class exoplanets that were spectroscopically observed with the Hubble Space Telescope. The red curve in each case is the best-fit model spectrum for the detection of water vapor absorption in the planetary atmosphere. The blue circles and error bars show the processed and analyzed data from Hubble's spectroscopic observations.
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NASA, ESA, N. Madhusudhan (University of Cambridge), and A. Feild and G. Bacon (STScI)Image Details
| About The Object | |
|---|---|
| Object Name | HD 189733b, HD 209458b, and WASP-12b |
| Object Description | Extrasolar Planets |
| About The Data | |
| Data Description | Hubble data from the following proposals was used to analyze the following objects: HD 189733b: proposal P.R. McCullough (STScI/JHU), D. Deming (University of Maryland, College Park), and N. Madhusudhan (University of Cambridge) HD 209458b: proposal D. Deming (University of Maryland, College Park) et al. WASP-12: proposal M. Swain (NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory) et al. The science team comprises: N. Madhusudhan (University of Cambridge), N. Crouzet (STScI/University of Toronto), P.R. McCullough (STScI/JHU), D. Deming (University of Maryland, College Park), and C. Hedges (University of Cambridge). Object name: HD 189733b R.A. 20h 00m 43s.71 Dec. 22° 42' 39".07 Exposure Date: June 5, 2013 Object name: HD 209458b R.A. 22h 03m 10s.80 Dec. 18° 53' 3".84 Exposure Date: September 25, 2012 Object name: WASP-12 R.A. 06h 30m 32s.79 Dec. 29° 40' 20".29 Exposure Date: April 11, 2011 |
| Instrument | HST>WFC3 |
| Exposure Dates | June 5, 2013, September 25, 2012, and April 11, 2011 |
| Filters | Gratings: G141 |
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