Thermal Phase Curves of XO-3b: an Eccentric Hot Jupiter at the Deuterium Burning Limit

Lisa Dang, Taylor J. Bell, Nicolas B. Cowan +15

We report \textit{Spitzer} full-orbit phase observations of the eccentric hot Jupiter XO-3b at 3.6 and 4.5 $\mu$m. Our new eclipse depth measurements of $1770\pm 180$ ppm at 3.6 $\mu$…