# TESS Program G05045

Title: Confirming Ultra-Hot Jupiters From TESS

PI: Jackson, Brian - Boise State University

Type: SMALL

Summary: Ultra-hot Jupiters UHJs present many observational opportunities and theoretical conundra. Their large masses and short periods facilitate follow-up, particularly of radial velocities (RVs). Observational evidence points to ongoing tidal decay of their orbits, demanding an accurate and expanded catalog for long-term monitoring, and their phase curves evince highly dynamic meteorology involving disassociation, ionization, and magnetic fields. We propose to use Cycles 1 through 5 TESS data, leavened with ground-based observations, to validate or confirm possible UHJs already identified as ``planetary candidates'' on the Exoplanet Archive.