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Planets and satellites: fundamental parameters

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Transit Timings Variations In The Three-Planet System: Toi-270, L. Kaye, S. Vissapragada, M. N. Günther, S. Aigrain, T. Mikal-Evans, Eric L.N. Jensen, H. Parviainen, F. J. Pozuelos, L. Abe, J. S. Acton, A. Agabi, D. R. Alves, D. R. Anderson, D. J. Armstrong, K. Barkaoui, O. Barragán, B. Benneke, P. T. Boyd, R. Brahm, I. Bruni, E. M. Bryant, M. R. Burleigh, S. L. Casewell, D. Ciardi, R. Cloutier, K. A. Collins, K. I. Collins, D. M. Conti, I. J. M. Crossfield, N. Crouzet, T. Daylan, D. Dragomir, G. Dransfield, D. Fabrycky, M. Fausnaugh, G. Fuűrész, T. Gan, S. Gill, M. Gillon, M. R. Goad, V. Gorjian, M. Greklek-Mckeon, N. Guerrero, T. Guillot, E. Jehin, J. S. Jenkins, M. Lendl, J. Kamler, S. R. Kane, J. F. Kielkopf, M. Kunimoto, W. Marie-Sainte, J. Mccormac, D. Mékarnia, F. Y. Morales, M. Moyano, E. Palle, V. Parmentier, H. M. Relles, F.-X. Schmider, R. P. Schwarz, S. Seager, A. M. S. Smith, T.-G. Tan, J. Taylor, A. H. M. J. Triaud, J. D. Twicken, S. Udry, J. I. Vines, G. Wang, P. J. Wheatley, J. N. Winn Mar 2022

Transit Timings Variations In The Three-Planet System: Toi-270, L. Kaye, S. Vissapragada, M. N. Günther, S. Aigrain, T. Mikal-Evans, Eric L.N. Jensen, H. Parviainen, F. J. Pozuelos, L. Abe, J. S. Acton, A. Agabi, D. R. Alves, D. R. Anderson, D. J. Armstrong, K. Barkaoui, O. Barragán, B. Benneke, P. T. Boyd, R. Brahm, I. Bruni, E. M. Bryant, M. R. Burleigh, S. L. Casewell, D. Ciardi, R. Cloutier, K. A. Collins, K. I. Collins, D. M. Conti, I. J. M. Crossfield, N. Crouzet, T. Daylan, D. Dragomir, G. Dransfield, D. Fabrycky, M. Fausnaugh, G. Fuűrész, T. Gan, S. Gill, M. Gillon, M. R. Goad, V. Gorjian, M. Greklek-Mckeon, N. Guerrero, T. Guillot, E. Jehin, J. S. Jenkins, M. Lendl, J. Kamler, S. R. Kane, J. F. Kielkopf, M. Kunimoto, W. Marie-Sainte, J. Mccormac, D. Mékarnia, F. Y. Morales, M. Moyano, E. Palle, V. Parmentier, H. M. Relles, F.-X. Schmider, R. P. Schwarz, S. Seager, A. M. S. Smith, T.-G. Tan, J. Taylor, A. H. M. J. Triaud, J. D. Twicken, S. Udry, J. I. Vines, G. Wang, P. J. Wheatley, J. N. Winn

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We present ground- and space-based photometric observations of TOI-270 (L231-32), a system of three transiting planets consisting of one super-Earth and two sub-Neptunes discovered by TESS around a bright (K-mag = 8.25) M3V dwarf. The planets orbit near low-order mean-motion resonances (5:3 and 2:1) and are thus expected to exhibit large transit timing variations (TTVs). Following an extensive observing campaign using eight different observatories between 2018 and 2020, we now report a clear detection of TTVs for planets c and d, with amplitudes of ~10 min and a super-period of ~3 yr, as well as significantly refined estimates of the …


Mass And Density Of The Transiting Hot And Rocky Super-Earth Lhs 1478 B (Toi-1640 B), M. G. Soto, G. Anglada-Escudé, S. Dreizler, K. Molaverdikhani, J. Kemmer, C. Rodríguez-López, J. Lillo-Box, E. Pallé, N. Espinoza, J. A. Caballero, A. Quirrenbach, I. Ribas, A. Reiners, N. Narita, T. Hirano, P. J. Amado, V. J. S. Béjar, P. Bluhm, C. J. Burke, D. A. Caldwell, D. Charbonneau, R. Cloutier, K. A. Collins, M. Cortés-Contreras, E. Girardin, P. Guerra, H. Harakawa, A. P. Hatzes, J. Irwin, J. M. Jenkins, Eric L.N. Jensen, K. Kawauchi, T. Kotani, T. Kudo, M. Kunimoto, M. Kuzuhara, D. W. Latham, D. Montes, J. C. Morales, M. Mori, R. P. Nelson, M. Omiya, S. Pedraz, V. M. Passegger, B. V. Rackham, A. Rudat, J. E. Schlieder, P. Schöfer, A. Schweitzer, A. Selezneva, C. Stockdale, M. Tamura, T. Trifonov, R. Vanderspek, D. Watanabe May 2021

Mass And Density Of The Transiting Hot And Rocky Super-Earth Lhs 1478 B (Toi-1640 B), M. G. Soto, G. Anglada-Escudé, S. Dreizler, K. Molaverdikhani, J. Kemmer, C. Rodríguez-López, J. Lillo-Box, E. Pallé, N. Espinoza, J. A. Caballero, A. Quirrenbach, I. Ribas, A. Reiners, N. Narita, T. Hirano, P. J. Amado, V. J. S. Béjar, P. Bluhm, C. J. Burke, D. A. Caldwell, D. Charbonneau, R. Cloutier, K. A. Collins, M. Cortés-Contreras, E. Girardin, P. Guerra, H. Harakawa, A. P. Hatzes, J. Irwin, J. M. Jenkins, Eric L.N. Jensen, K. Kawauchi, T. Kotani, T. Kudo, M. Kunimoto, M. Kuzuhara, D. W. Latham, D. Montes, J. C. Morales, M. Mori, R. P. Nelson, M. Omiya, S. Pedraz, V. M. Passegger, B. V. Rackham, A. Rudat, J. E. Schlieder, P. Schöfer, A. Schweitzer, A. Selezneva, C. Stockdale, M. Tamura, T. Trifonov, R. Vanderspek, D. Watanabe

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One of the main objectives of the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) mission is the discovery of small rocky planets around relatively bright nearby stars. Here, we report the discovery and characterization of the transiting super-Earth planet orbiting LHS 1478 (TOI-1640). The star is an inactive red dwarf (J ~ 9.6 mag and spectral type m3 V) with mass and radius estimates of 0.20 ± 0.01M⊙ and 0.25 ± 0.01R⊙, respectively, and an effective temperature of 3381 ± 54 K. It was observed by TESS in four sectors. These data revealed a transit-like feature with a period of 1.949 days. …


Toi-132 B: A Short-Period Planet In The Neptune Desert Transiting A V = 11.3 G-Type Star, M. R. Díaz, J. S. Jenkins, D. Gandolfi, E. D. Lopez, M. G. Soto, P. Cortés-Zuleta, Z. M. Berdiñas, K. G. Stassun, K. A. Collins, J. I. Vines, C. Ziegler, M. Fridlund, Eric L.N. Jensen, F. Murgas, A. Santerne, P. A. Wilson, M. Esposito, A. P. Hatzes, M. C. Johnson, K. W. F. Lam, J. H. Livingston, V. Van Eylen, N. Narita, C. Briceño, K. I. Collins, S. Csizmadia, M. Fausnaugh, T. Gan, R. A. García, I. Georgieva, A. Glidden, L. González-Cuesta, J. M. Jenkins, D. W. Latham, N. M. Law, A. W. Mann, S. Mathur, I. Mireles, R. Morris, E. Pallé, C. M. Persson, G. Ricker, S. Rinehart, M. E. Rose, S. Seager, J. C. Smith, T.-G. Tan, A. Tokovinin, A. Vanderburg, R. Vanderspek, J. N. Winn, D. A. Yahalomi Mar 2020

Toi-132 B: A Short-Period Planet In The Neptune Desert Transiting A V = 11.3 G-Type Star, M. R. Díaz, J. S. Jenkins, D. Gandolfi, E. D. Lopez, M. G. Soto, P. Cortés-Zuleta, Z. M. Berdiñas, K. G. Stassun, K. A. Collins, J. I. Vines, C. Ziegler, M. Fridlund, Eric L.N. Jensen, F. Murgas, A. Santerne, P. A. Wilson, M. Esposito, A. P. Hatzes, M. C. Johnson, K. W. F. Lam, J. H. Livingston, V. Van Eylen, N. Narita, C. Briceño, K. I. Collins, S. Csizmadia, M. Fausnaugh, T. Gan, R. A. García, I. Georgieva, A. Glidden, L. González-Cuesta, J. M. Jenkins, D. W. Latham, N. M. Law, A. W. Mann, S. Mathur, I. Mireles, R. Morris, E. Pallé, C. M. Persson, G. Ricker, S. Rinehart, M. E. Rose, S. Seager, J. C. Smith, T.-G. Tan, A. Tokovinin, A. Vanderburg, R. Vanderspek, J. N. Winn, D. A. Yahalomi

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The Neptune desert is a feature seen in the radius-period plane, whereby a notable dearth of short period, Neptune-like planets is found. Here, we report the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) discovery of a new short-period planet in the Neptune desert, orbiting the G-type dwarf TYC 8003-1117-1 (TOI-132). TESS photometry shows transit-like dips at the level of ∼1400 ppm occurring every ∼2.11 d. High-precision radial velocity follow-up with High Accuracy Radial Velocity Planet Searcher confirmed the planetary nature of the transit signal and provided a semi-amplitude radial velocity variation of 11.38 +0.84−0.85 m s−1, which, when combined with the stellar …


Hd 213885b: A Transiting 1-D-Period Super-Earth With An Earth-Like Composition Around A Bright (V = 7.9) Star Unveiled By Tess, N. Espinoza, R. Brahm, T. Henning, A. Jordán, C. Dorn, F. Rojas, P. Sarkis, D. Kossakowski, M. Schlecker, M. R. Díaz, J. S. Jenkins, C. Aguilera-Gomez, J. M. Jenkins, J. D. Twicken, K. A. Collins, J. Lissauer, D. J. M. Armstrong, V. Adibekyan, D. Barrado, S. C. C. Barros, M. Battley, D. Bayliss, F. Bouchy, E. M. Bryant, B. F. Cooke, O. D. S. Demaneon, X. Dumusque, P. Figueira, H. Giles, J. Lillo-Box, C. Lovis, L. D. Nielsen, F. Pepe, D. Pollacco, N. C. Santos, S. G. Sousa, S. Udry, P. J. Wheatley, O. Turner, M. Marmier, D, Ségransan, G. Ricker, D. Latham, S. Seager, J. N. Winn, J. F. Kielkopf, R. Hart, G. Wingham, Eric L.N. Jensen, K. G. Hełminiak, A. Tokovinin, C. Briceño, C. Ziegler, N. M. Law, A. W. Mann, T. Daylan, J. P. Doty, N. Guerrero, P. Boyd, I. Crossfield, R. I. Morris, C. E. Henze, A. D. Chacon Jan 2020

Hd 213885b: A Transiting 1-D-Period Super-Earth With An Earth-Like Composition Around A Bright (V = 7.9) Star Unveiled By Tess, N. Espinoza, R. Brahm, T. Henning, A. Jordán, C. Dorn, F. Rojas, P. Sarkis, D. Kossakowski, M. Schlecker, M. R. Díaz, J. S. Jenkins, C. Aguilera-Gomez, J. M. Jenkins, J. D. Twicken, K. A. Collins, J. Lissauer, D. J. M. Armstrong, V. Adibekyan, D. Barrado, S. C. C. Barros, M. Battley, D. Bayliss, F. Bouchy, E. M. Bryant, B. F. Cooke, O. D. S. Demaneon, X. Dumusque, P. Figueira, H. Giles, J. Lillo-Box, C. Lovis, L. D. Nielsen, F. Pepe, D. Pollacco, N. C. Santos, S. G. Sousa, S. Udry, P. J. Wheatley, O. Turner, M. Marmier, D, Ségransan, G. Ricker, D. Latham, S. Seager, J. N. Winn, J. F. Kielkopf, R. Hart, G. Wingham, Eric L.N. Jensen, K. G. Hełminiak, A. Tokovinin, C. Briceño, C. Ziegler, N. M. Law, A. W. Mann, T. Daylan, J. P. Doty, N. Guerrero, P. Boyd, I. Crossfield, R. I. Morris, C. E. Henze, A. D. Chacon

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We report the discovery of the 1.008-d, ultrashort period (USP) super-Earth HD 213885b (TOI-141b) orbiting the bright (V = 7.9) star HD 213885 (TOI-141, TIC 403224672), detected using photometry from the recently launched TESS mission. Using FEROS, HARPS, and CORALIE radial velocities, we measure a precise mass of 8.8 ± 0.6 M⊕ for this 1.74 ± 0.05 R⊕ exoplanet, which provides enough information to constrain its bulk composition – similar to Earth’s but enriched in iron. The radius, mass, and stellar irradiation of HD 213885b are, given our data, very similar to 55 Cancri e, making this exoplanet a good …