WASP-131 b with ESPRESSO I: A bloated sub-Saturn on a polar orbit around a differentially rotating solar-type star

Abstract

In this paper, we present observations of two high-resolution transit datasets obtained with ESPRESSO of the bloated sub-Saturn planet WASP-131~b. We have simultaneous photometric observations with NGTS and EulerCam. In addition, we utilised photometric lightcurves from {\tess}, WASP, EulerCam and TRAPPIST of multiple transits to fit for the planetary parameters and update the ephemeris. We spatially resolve the stellar surface of WASP-131 utilising the Reloaded Rossiter McLaughlin technique to search for centre-to-limb convective variations, stellar differential rotation, and to determine the star-planet obliquity for the first time. We find WASP-131 is misaligned on a nearly retrograde orbit with a projected obliquity of $\lambda =162.4{\begin{array}{c}+1.3\\ -1.2\end{array}}^{\circ }$. In addition, we determined a stellar differential rotation shear of $\alpha =0.61\pm 0.06$ and disentangled the stellar inclination ($i_{\ast }=40.9{\begin{array}{c}+13.3\\ -8.5\end{array}}^{\circ }$) from the projected rotational velocity, resulting in an equatorial velocity of $v_{\mathrm{eq}}=7.7\begin{array}{c}+1.5\\ -1.3\end{array}$~km s${}^{-1}$. In turn, we determined the true 3D obliquity of $\psi =123.7{\begin{array}{c}+12.8\\ -8.0\end{array}}^{\circ }$, meaning the planet is on a perpendicular/polar orbit. Therefore, we explored possible mechanisms for the planetary system's formation and evolution. Finally, we searched for centre-to-limb convective variations where there was a null detection, indicating that centre-to-limb convective variations are not prominent in this star or are hidden within red noise.

arXiv comment15 Pages, 10 Figures and 4 Tables Accepted for Publication in MNRAS. arXiv admin note: text overlap with arXiv:2207.10127

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