KELT-10b: The First Transiting Exoplanet from the KELT-South Survey -- A Hot Sub-Jupiter Transiting a V = 10.7 Early G-Star

Abstract

We report the discovery of KELT-10b, the first transiting exoplanet discovered using the KELT-South telescope. KELT-10b is a highly inflated sub-Jupiter mass planet transiting a relatively bright $V=10.7$ star (TYC 8378-64-1), with T${}_{eff}$ = $5948\pm 74$ K, $\log g$ = $4.319_{-0.030}^{+0.020}$ and [Fe/H] = $0.09_{-0.10}^{+0.11}$, an inferred mass M${}_{\ast }$ = $1.112_{-0.061}^{+0.055}$ M${}_{\odot }$ and radius R${}_{\ast }$ = $1.209_{-0.035}^{+0.047}$ R${}_{\odot }$. The planet has a radius R${}_P$ = $1.399_{-0.049}^{+0.069}$ R${}_J$ and mass M${}_P$ = $0.679_{-0.038}^{+0.039}$ M${}_J$. The planet has an eccentricity consistent with zero and a semi-major axis $a$ = $0.05250_{-0.00097}^{+0.00086}$ AU. The best fitting linear ephemeris is $T_0$ = 2457066.72045$\pm$0.00027 BJD${}_{TDB}$ and P = 4.1662739$\pm$0.0000063 days. This planet joins a group of highly inflated transiting exoplanets with a radius much larger and a mass much less than those of Jupiter. The planet, which boasts deep transits of 1.4%, has a relatively high equilibrium temperature of T${}_{eq}$ = $1377_{-23}^{+28}$ K, assuming zero albedo and perfect heat redistribution. KELT-10b receives an estimated insolation of $0.817_{-0.054}^{+0.068}$ $\times$ 10${}^9$ erg s${}^{-1}$ cm${}^{-2}$, which places it far above the insolation threshold above which hot Jupiters exhibit increasing amounts of radius inflation. Evolutionary analysis of the host star suggests that KELT-10b is unlikely to survive beyond the current subgiant phase, due to a concomitant in-spiral of the planet over the next $\sim$1 Gyr. The planet transits a relatively bright star and exhibits the third largest transit depth of all transiting exoplanets with V $<$ 11 in the southern hemisphere, making it a promising candidate for future atmospheric characterization studies.

20 pages, 13 figures, 7 tables, accepted for publication in MNRAS

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