Constraining the rotation rate of transiting extrasolar planets by oblateness measurements

Astrophysical Journal

Volumn 574, Issue 2 I, 2002, Pages 1004-1010

  Seager, S ^a   Hui, Lam ^b  

^a INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDY   (United States)

^b Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Planetary systems; Planets and satellites: general

Indexed keywords

EID: 0041526298     PISSN: 0004637X     EISSN: 15384357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/340994     Document Type: Review

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