MASCARA

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File:Compact housing of MASCARA at ESO’s La Silla Observatory.jpg
The compact housing of MASCARA at La Silla Observatory

MASCARA (Multi-site All-Sky CAmeRA) is an exoplanet experiment by Leiden University. It has two stations, one in each hemisphere, each of which use cameras to make short exposure photographs of most of the visible sky[1] to observe stars to a magnitude of 8.4.[2] The Northern Hemisphere station at Roque de los Muchachos Observatory, La Palma, started observations in February 2015. The Southern Hemisphere station at La Silla Observatory, Chile, saw first light in July 2017.[3]

MASCARA-1b

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Main article: MASCARA-1b

On 17 July 2017, the discovery of MASCARA-1b, a confirmed superjovian exoplanet with a mass 3.7MJ, was reported by the survey team. MASCARA-1b is a hot Jupiter transiting its parent A-type star; its orbit is misaligned with the star's rotation.[4] The planet was found unusually reflective for hot Jupiter with the measured geometric albedo of 0.171+0.066
−0.068 and dayside temperature of 3062+66
−68 K.[5] Attempts to spectroscopically characterize its composition were failing as in 2022 due to relatively high planetary surface gravity resulting in compact atmosphere.[6]

MASCARA-2b

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Main article: KELT-20b

A second planet, MASCARA-2b, also known as KELT-20b, was also announced in 2017. It is a hot Jupiter orbiting an A-type star.[7] The carbon monoxide, steam[8][9] and neutral iron[10] detection in the atmosphere of MASCARA-2b was announced in 2022.

MASCARA-4b

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Main article: HD 85628 Ab

A planet MASCARA-4b (also known as HD 85628 Ab) discovery was announced in 2019. It is a hot Jupiter on retrograde and slightly eccentric orbit.[11] The planet is unusually reflective for a hot Jupiter.[12] Hydrogen, sodium, magnesium, calcium and iron emission from planetary atmosphere was detected.[13]

MASCARA-5b

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Main article: TOI-1431 b

In 2021, a planet MASCARA-5b (more commonly known as TOI-1431 b), is an Ultra-hot Jupiter. Its dayside temperature is 2,700 K (2,427 °C), making it hotter than 40% of stars in our galaxy.[14] The nightside temperature is 2,600 K (2,300 °C).[15]

List of discovered exoplanets

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Star Constellation Right
ascension 		Declination App.
mag. 		Distance (ly) Spectral
type 		Planet Mass
(MJ) 		Radius
(RJ) 		Orbital
period
(d) 		Semimajor
axis
(AU) 		Orbital
eccentricity 		Inclination
(°) 		Discovery
year
MASCARA-1 Equuleus 21h 10m 12.4s +10° 44′ 20″ 8.3 188.7 A8 b 3.7 1.5 2.14878 0.043 0 87 2017
MASCARA-2 Cygnus 19h 38m 38.7s +31° 13′ 09″ 7.58 137 A2V b 3.518 1.83 3.4741085 0.0542 0.0 86.2 2017
MASCARA-3 Ursa Major 10h 47m 38s +71° 39′ 21″ 8.4 96.79 F5 b 5.18 1.272 5.5514926 0.06971 89.16 83.11 2019
MASCARA-4 Carina 09h 50m 19.2s −66° 06′ 50″ 86.7 171.54 A3V b 3.1 1.53 2.82406 0.047 0 88.81 2019
MASCARA-5 Cepheus 21h 04m 49s +55° 35′ 17″ 8 149.6 AmC b 3.14 1.508 2.65022 0.047 0.01 80.4 2021

References

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Papers

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  • G.J.J. Talens et al., The Multi-site All-Sky CAmeRA: Finding transiting exoplanets around bright (mV < 8) stars, accepted for publication in A&A Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
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