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AST.262 Planetary Radius from Transit Depth
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A barely visible transit occurs across a broad stellar disk. During transit, the star's brightness decreases by 0.04%. The host star radius is 1.4 R_sun. Which planet-radius estimate follows from the transit-depth relationship?
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R_p = 1.4 x sqrt(0.04/100) = 0.028 R_sun
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R_p = 1.4 x sqrt(0.04) = 0.28 R_sun
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R_p = 1.4 / sqrt(0.04/100) = 70 R_sun
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R_p = 1.4 x (0.04/100) = 5.60e-4 R_sun
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