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arxiv: astro-ph/0212023 · v1 · submitted 2002-12-02 · 🌌 astro-ph

A Possible Planetary Event OGLE-2002-BLG-055

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keywords singledevianteventmassmicrolensingmodelogle-2002-blg-055point
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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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