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Refined Ephemeris for Four Hot Jupiters using Ground-Based and TESS Observations

Fatemeh Davoudi, P. Mirshafie Khozani, Ehsan Paki, M. Roshana, F. Hasheminasab, A. Mazidabadi Farahani, F. Ahangarani Farahani, T. Farjadnia, F. Nasrollahzadeh, S. Rezvanpanah, S. M. Mousavi, Rahimeh Foroughi, Atila Poro, Amir Ghalee

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WASP-12 b, WASP-33 b, WASP-36 b, and WASP-46 b are four transiting planetary systems which we have studied.These systems' light curves were derived from observations made by the Transiting Light Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) and some ground-based telescopes.We used Exofast-v1 to model these light curves and calculate mid-transit times.Also, we plotted TTV diagrams for them using derived mid-transit times and those available within the literature.O-C analysis of these timings enables us to refine the linear ephemeris of four systems.We measured WASP-12's tidal quality factor based on adding TESS data as * = (2.13 ± 0.29) × 10 .According to the analysis, the orbital period of the WASP-46 b system is increasing.The WASP-36 b and WASP-33 b systems have not shown any obvious quadratic trend in their TTV diagrams.The increase in their period is most likely due to inaccurate liner ephemeris that has increased over time.So, more observations are needed to evaluate whether or not there is an orbital decay in the WASP-36 b and WASP-33 b systems.

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WASP-12 b, WASP-33 b, WASP-36 b, and WASP-46 b are four transiting planetary systems which we have studied.These systems' light curves were derived from observations made by the Transiting Light Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) and some ground-based telescopes.We used Exofast-v1 to model these light curves and calculate mid-transit times.Also, we plotted TTV diagrams for them using derived mid-transit times and those available within the literature.O-C analysis of these timings enables us to refine the linear ephemeris of four systems.We measured WASP-12's tidal quality factor based on adding TESS data as * = (2.13 ± 0.29) × 10 .According to the analysis, the orbital period of the WASP-46 b system is increasing.The WASP-36 b and WASP-33 b systems have not shown any obvious quadratic trend in their TTV diagrams.The increase in their period is most likely due to inaccurate liner ephemeris that has increased over time.So, more observations are needed to evaluate whether or not there is an orbital decay in the WASP-36 b and WASP-33 b systems.

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WASP-12 b, WASP-33 b, WASP-36 b, and WASP-46 b are four transiting planetary systems which we have studied.These systems' light curves were derived from observations made by the Transiting Light Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) and some ground-based telescopes.We used Exofast-v1 to model these light curves and calculate mid-transit times.Also, we plotted TTV diagrams for them using derived mid-transit times and those available within the literature.O-C analysis of these timings enables us to refine the linear ephemeris of four systems.We measured WASP-12's tidal quality factor based on adding TESS data as * = (2.13 ± 0.29) × 10 .According to the analysis, the orbital period of the WASP-46 b system is increasing.The WASP-36 b and WASP-33 b systems have not shown any obvious quadratic trend in their TTV diagrams.The increase in their period is most likely due to inaccurate liner ephemeris that has increased over time.So, more observations are needed to evaluate whether or not there is an orbital decay in the WASP-36 b and WASP-33 b systems.

Key concepts: Ephemeris, Hot Jupiter, Physics, Geology, Astrobiology, Astronomy, Geodesy, Planet

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