Optical phase curve of the ultra-hot Jupiter WASP-121b.
2019
We present the analysis of TESS optical photometry of WASP-121b, which reveal the
phase curveof this transiting ultra-
hot Jupiter. Its hotspot is located at the substellar point, showing inefficient heat transport from the dayside (2870 K) to the nightside ($<$ 2200 K) at the altitudes probed by TESS. The TESS eclipse depth, measured at the shortest wavelength to date for WASP-121b, confirms the strong deviation from blackbody planetary emission. Our atmospheric retrieval on the complete
emission spectrumsupports the presence of a temperature inversion, which can be explained by the presence of VO and possibly TiO and FeH. The strong planetary emission at short wavelengths could arise from an H$^{-}$ continuum.
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