Systematic KMTNet Planetary Anomaly Search. X. Complete Sample of 2017 Prime-Field Planets
Abstract
We complete the analysis of planetary candidates found by the KMT AnomalyFinder for the 2017 prime fields that cover 13\, deg2. We report 3 unambiguous planets: OGLE-2017-BLG-0640, OGLE-2017-BLG-1275, and OGLE-2017-BLG-1237. The first two of these were not previously identified, while the last was not previously published due to technical complications induced by a nearby variable. We further report that a fourth anomalous event, the previously recognized OGLE-2017-BLG-1777, is very likely to be planetary, although its light curve requires unusually complex modeling because the lens and source both have orbiting companions. One of the 3 unambiguous planets, OGLE-2017-BLG-1275 is the first AnomalyFinder discovery that has a Spitzer microlens parallax measurement, πE 0.0450.015, implying that this planetary system almost certainly lies in the Galactic bulge. In the order listed, the four planetary events have planet-host mass ratios q, and normalized projected separations s, of ( q,s) = (-2.31,0.61), (-2.06,0.63/1.09), (-2.10,1.04), and (-2.86,0.72). Combined with previously published events, the 2017 AnomalyFinder prime fields contain 11 unambiguous planets with well-measured q and one very likely candidate, of which 3 are AnomalyFinder discoveries. In addition to these 12, there are three other unambiguous planets with large uncertainties in q.
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