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A Possible Planetary Event OGLE-2002-BLG-055

Astrophysics 2007-05-23 v1

Abstract

The microlensing event OGLE-2002-BLG-055 has a single, but very reliable data point, deviating upward from a single source microlensing light curve by 0.6 mag. The simplest interpretation calls for a binary lens with a strong parallax effect and the mass ratio in the range 0.01 - 0.001, putting the companion in the Jupiter mass range. Given only a single deviant point it is impossible to fit a unique model. We propose a modification of OGLE observing strategy: instant verification of a reality of future deviant points, followed by a frequent time sampling, to make a unique model fit possible.

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@article{arxiv.astro-ph/0212023,
  title  = {A Possible Planetary Event OGLE-2002-BLG-055},
  author = {M. Jaroszynski and B. Paczynski},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:astro-ph/0212023},
  year   = {2007}
}

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8 pages, 3 figures, submitted to Acta Astronomica