An intriguing correlation between the masses and periods of the transiting planets

Abstract

We point out an intriguing relation between the masses of the transiting planets and their orbital periods. For the six currently known transiting planets, the data are consistent with a decreasing linear relation. The other known short-period planets, discovered through radial-velocity techniques, seem to agree with this relation. We briefly speculate about a tentative physical model to explain such a dependence.

arXiv comment4 pages, 2 figures, accepted for publication in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

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