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California Legacy Survey. Ii. Occurrence Of Giant Planets Beyond The Ice Line, Benjamin J. Fulton, Lee J. Rosenthal, Lea A. Hirsch, Howard Isaacson, Andrew W. Howard, Cayla M. Dedrick, Ilya A. Sherstyuk, Sarah C. Blunt, Erik A. Petigura, Heather A. Knutson, Aida Behmard, Ashley Chontos, Justin R. Crepp, Ian J. M. Crossfield, Paul A. Dalba, Debra A. Fischer, Gregory W. Henry, Stephen R. Kane, Molly Kosiarek, Geoffrey W. Marcy, Ryan A. Rubenzahl, Lauren M. Weiss, Jason T. Wright
California Legacy Survey. Ii. Occurrence Of Giant Planets Beyond The Ice Line, Benjamin J. Fulton, Lee J. Rosenthal, Lea A. Hirsch, Howard Isaacson, Andrew W. Howard, Cayla M. Dedrick, Ilya A. Sherstyuk, Sarah C. Blunt, Erik A. Petigura, Heather A. Knutson, Aida Behmard, Ashley Chontos, Justin R. Crepp, Ian J. M. Crossfield, Paul A. Dalba, Debra A. Fischer, Gregory W. Henry, Stephen R. Kane, Molly Kosiarek, Geoffrey W. Marcy, Ryan A. Rubenzahl, Lauren M. Weiss, Jason T. Wright
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We used high-precision radial velocity measurements of FGKM stars to determine the occurrence of giant planets as a function of orbital separation spanning 0.03–30 au. Giant planets are more prevalent at orbital distances of 1–10 au compared to orbits interior or exterior of this range. The increase in planet occurrence at ∼1 au by a factor of ∼4 is highly statistically significant. A fall-off in giant planet occurrence at larger orbital distances is favored over models with flat or increasing occurrence. We measure ${14.1}_{-1.8}^{+2.0}$ giant planets per 100 stars with semimajor axes of 2–8 au and ${8.9}_{-2.4}^{+3.0}$ giant planets per …
The California Legacy Survey. I. A Catalog Of 178 Planets From Precision Radial Velocity Monitoring Of 719 Nearby Stars Over Three Decades, Lee J. Rosenthal, Benjamin J. Fulton, Lea A. Hirsch, Howard Isaacson, Andrew W. Howard, Cayla M. Dedrick, Ilya A. Sherstyuk, Sarah C. Blunt, Erik A. Petigura, Heather Knutson, Aida Behmard, Ashley Chontos, Justin R. Crepp, Ian J. M. Crossfield, Paul A. Dalba, Debra A. Fischer, Gregory W. Henry, Stephen R. Kane, Molly Kosiarek, Geoffrey W. Marcy, Ryan A. Rubenzahl, Lauren M. Weiss, Jason T. Wright
The California Legacy Survey. I. A Catalog Of 178 Planets From Precision Radial Velocity Monitoring Of 719 Nearby Stars Over Three Decades, Lee J. Rosenthal, Benjamin J. Fulton, Lea A. Hirsch, Howard Isaacson, Andrew W. Howard, Cayla M. Dedrick, Ilya A. Sherstyuk, Sarah C. Blunt, Erik A. Petigura, Heather Knutson, Aida Behmard, Ashley Chontos, Justin R. Crepp, Ian J. M. Crossfield, Paul A. Dalba, Debra A. Fischer, Gregory W. Henry, Stephen R. Kane, Molly Kosiarek, Geoffrey W. Marcy, Ryan A. Rubenzahl, Lauren M. Weiss, Jason T. Wright
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We present a high-precision radial velocity (RV) survey of 719 FGKM stars, which host 164 known exoplanets and 14 newly discovered or revised exoplanets and substellar companions. This catalog updated the orbital parameters of known exoplanets and long-period candidates, some of which have decades-longer observational baselines than they did upon initial detection. The newly discovered exoplanets range from warm sub-Neptunes and super-Earths to cold gas giants. We present the catalog sample selection criteria, as well as over 100,000 RV measurements, which come from the Keck-HIRES, APF-Levy, and Lick-Hamilton spectrographs. We introduce the new RV search pipeline RVSearch (https://california-planet-search.github.io/rvsearch/) that we …
Precise Transit And Radial-Velocity Characterization Of A Resonant Pair: The Warm Jupiter Toi-216c And Eccentric Warm Neptune Toi-216b, R. I. Dawson, C. X. Huang, R. Brahm, K. A. Collins, M. J. Hobson, A. Jordán, J. Dong, J. Korth, T. Trifonov, L. Abe, A. Agabi, I. Bruni, R. P. Butler, M. Barbieri, K. I. Collins, D. M. Conti, J. D. Crane, N. Crouzet, G. Dransfield, P. Evans, N. Espinoza, T. Gan, T. Guillot, T. Henning, J. J. Lissauer, Eric L. N. Jensen, W. M. Sainte, D. Mékarnia, G. Myers, S. Nandakumar, H. M. Relles, P. Sarkis, P. Torres, S. Shectman, F.-X. Schmider, A. Shporer, C. Stockdale, J. Teske, A. H. M. J. Triaud, S. X. Wang, C. Ziegler, G. Ricker, R. Vanderspek, D. W. Latham, S. Seager, J. Winn, J. M. Jenkins, L. G. Bouma, J. A. Burt, D. Charbonneau, A. M. Levine, S. Mcdermott, B. Mclean, M. E. Rose, A. Vanderburg, B. Wohler
Precise Transit And Radial-Velocity Characterization Of A Resonant Pair: The Warm Jupiter Toi-216c And Eccentric Warm Neptune Toi-216b, R. I. Dawson, C. X. Huang, R. Brahm, K. A. Collins, M. J. Hobson, A. Jordán, J. Dong, J. Korth, T. Trifonov, L. Abe, A. Agabi, I. Bruni, R. P. Butler, M. Barbieri, K. I. Collins, D. M. Conti, J. D. Crane, N. Crouzet, G. Dransfield, P. Evans, N. Espinoza, T. Gan, T. Guillot, T. Henning, J. J. Lissauer, Eric L. N. Jensen, W. M. Sainte, D. Mékarnia, G. Myers, S. Nandakumar, H. M. Relles, P. Sarkis, P. Torres, S. Shectman, F.-X. Schmider, A. Shporer, C. Stockdale, J. Teske, A. H. M. J. Triaud, S. X. Wang, C. Ziegler, G. Ricker, R. Vanderspek, D. W. Latham, S. Seager, J. Winn, J. M. Jenkins, L. G. Bouma, J. A. Burt, D. Charbonneau, A. M. Levine, S. Mcdermott, B. Mclean, M. E. Rose, A. Vanderburg, B. Wohler
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TOI-216 hosts a pair of warm, large exoplanets discovered by the TESS mission. These planets were found to be in or near the 2:1 resonance, and both of them exhibit transit timing variations (TTVs). Precise characterization of the planets' masses and radii, orbital properties, and resonant behavior can test theories for the origins of planets orbiting close to their stars. Previous characterization of the system using the first six sectors of TESS data suffered from a degeneracy between planet mass and orbital eccentricity. Radial-velocity measurements using HARPS, FEROS, and the Planet Finder Spectrograph break that degeneracy, and an expanded TTV …
Tess Delivers Five New Hot Giant Planets Orbiting Bright Stars From The Full-Frame Images, J. E. Rodriguez, S. N. Quinn, G. Zhou, A. Vanderburg, L. D. Nielsen, R. A. Wittenmyer, R. Brahm, P. A. Reed, C. X. Huang, S. Vach, D. R. Ciardi, R. J. Oelkers, K. G. Stassun, C. Hellier, B. S. Gaudi, J. D. Eastman, K. A. Collins, A. Bieryla, S. Christian, D. W. Latham, I. Carleo, D. J. Wright, E. Matthews, E. J. Gonzales, C. Ziegler, C. D. Dressing, S. B. Howell, T.-G. Tan, J. Wittrock, P. Plavchan, K. K. Mcleod, D. Baker, G. Wang, D. J. Radford, R. P. Schwarz, M. Esposito, G. R. Ricker, R. K. Vanderspek, S. Seager, J. N. Winn, J. M. Jenkins, B. Addison, D. R. Anderosn, T. Barclay, T. G. Beatty, P. Berlind, F. Bouchy, M. Bowen, B. P. Bowler, C. E. Brasseur, C. Briceño, D. A. Caldwell, M. L. Calkins, S. Cartwright, P. Chaturvedi, G. Chaverot, S. Chimaladinne, J. L. Christiansen, K. I. Collins, I. J. M. Crossfield, K. Eastridge, N. Espinoza, G. A. Esquerdo, D. L. Felix, T. Fenske, W. Fong, T. Gan, S. Giacalone, H. Gill, L. Gordon, A. Granados, N. Grieves, E. W. Guenther, N. Guerrero, T. Henning, C. E. Henze, K. Hesse, M. J. Hobson, J. Horner, D. J. James, Eric L. N. Jensen, M. Jimenez, A. Jordán, S. R. Kane, J. Kielkopf, K. Kim, R. B. Kuhn, N. Latouf, N. M. Law, A. M. Levine, M. B. Lund, A. W. Mann, S. Mao, R. A. Matson, M. W. Mengel, J. Mink, P. Newman, T. O’Dwyer, J. Okumura, E. Palle, J. Pepper, E. V. Quintana, P. Sarkis, A. B. Savel, J. E. Schlieder, C. Schnaible, A. Shporer, R. Sefako, J. V. Seidel, R. J. Siverd, B. Skinner, M. Stalport, D. J. Stevens, C. Stibbards, C. G. Tinney, R. G. West, D. A. Yahalomi, H. Zhang
Tess Delivers Five New Hot Giant Planets Orbiting Bright Stars From The Full-Frame Images, J. E. Rodriguez, S. N. Quinn, G. Zhou, A. Vanderburg, L. D. Nielsen, R. A. Wittenmyer, R. Brahm, P. A. Reed, C. X. Huang, S. Vach, D. R. Ciardi, R. J. Oelkers, K. G. Stassun, C. Hellier, B. S. Gaudi, J. D. Eastman, K. A. Collins, A. Bieryla, S. Christian, D. W. Latham, I. Carleo, D. J. Wright, E. Matthews, E. J. Gonzales, C. Ziegler, C. D. Dressing, S. B. Howell, T.-G. Tan, J. Wittrock, P. Plavchan, K. K. Mcleod, D. Baker, G. Wang, D. J. Radford, R. P. Schwarz, M. Esposito, G. R. Ricker, R. K. Vanderspek, S. Seager, J. N. Winn, J. M. Jenkins, B. Addison, D. R. Anderosn, T. Barclay, T. G. Beatty, P. Berlind, F. Bouchy, M. Bowen, B. P. Bowler, C. E. Brasseur, C. Briceño, D. A. Caldwell, M. L. Calkins, S. Cartwright, P. Chaturvedi, G. Chaverot, S. Chimaladinne, J. L. Christiansen, K. I. Collins, I. J. M. Crossfield, K. Eastridge, N. Espinoza, G. A. Esquerdo, D. L. Felix, T. Fenske, W. Fong, T. Gan, S. Giacalone, H. Gill, L. Gordon, A. Granados, N. Grieves, E. W. Guenther, N. Guerrero, T. Henning, C. E. Henze, K. Hesse, M. J. Hobson, J. Horner, D. J. James, Eric L. N. Jensen, M. Jimenez, A. Jordán, S. R. Kane, J. Kielkopf, K. Kim, R. B. Kuhn, N. Latouf, N. M. Law, A. M. Levine, M. B. Lund, A. W. Mann, S. Mao, R. A. Matson, M. W. Mengel, J. Mink, P. Newman, T. O’Dwyer, J. Okumura, E. Palle, J. Pepper, E. V. Quintana, P. Sarkis, A. B. Savel, J. E. Schlieder, C. Schnaible, A. Shporer, R. Sefako, J. V. Seidel, R. J. Siverd, B. Skinner, M. Stalport, D. J. Stevens, C. Stibbards, C. G. Tinney, R. G. West, D. A. Yahalomi, H. Zhang
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We present the discovery and characterization of five hot and warm Jupiters—TOI-628 b (TIC 281408474; HD 288842), TOI-640 b (TIC 147977348), TOI-1333 b (TIC 395171208, BD+47 3521A), TOI-1478 b (TIC 409794137), and TOI-1601 b (TIC 139375960)—based on data from NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS). The five planets were identified from the full-frame images and were confirmed through a series of photometric and spectroscopic follow-up observations by the TESS Follow-up Observing Program Working Group. The planets are all Jovian size (RP = 1.01–1.77 RJ) and have masses that range from 0.85 to 6.33 MJ. The host stars of these systems …
Tess Discovery Of A Super-Earth And Three Sub-Neptunes Hosted By The Bright, Sun-Like Star Hd 108236, T. Daylan, K. Pinglé, J. Wright, M. N. Günther, K. G. Stassun, S. R. Kane, A. Vanderburg, D. Jontof-Hutter, J. E. Rodriguez, A. Shporer, C. X. Huang, T. Mikal-Evans, M. Badenas-Agusti, K. A. Collins, B. V. Rackham, S. N. Quinn, R. Cloutier, K. I. Collins, P. Guerra, Eric L.N. Jensen, J. F. Kielkopf, B. Massey, R. P. Schwarz, D. Charbonneau, J. J. Lissauer, J. M. Irwin, Ö Baştürk, B. Fulton, A. Soubkiou, B. Zouhair, S. B. Howell, C. Ziegler, C. Briceño, N. Law, A. W. Mann, N. Scott, E. Furlan, D. R. Ciardi, R. Matson, C. Hellier, D. R. Anderson, R. P. Butler, J. D. Crane, J. K. Teske, S. A. Shectman, M. H. Kristiansen, I. A. Terentev, H. M. Schwengeler, G. R. Ricker, R. Vanderspek, S. Seager, J. N. Winn, J. M. Jenkins, Z. K. Berta-Thompson, L. G. Bouma, W. Fong, G. Furesz, C. E. Henze, E. H. Morgan, E. Quintana, E. B. Ting, J. D. Twicken
Tess Discovery Of A Super-Earth And Three Sub-Neptunes Hosted By The Bright, Sun-Like Star Hd 108236, T. Daylan, K. Pinglé, J. Wright, M. N. Günther, K. G. Stassun, S. R. Kane, A. Vanderburg, D. Jontof-Hutter, J. E. Rodriguez, A. Shporer, C. X. Huang, T. Mikal-Evans, M. Badenas-Agusti, K. A. Collins, B. V. Rackham, S. N. Quinn, R. Cloutier, K. I. Collins, P. Guerra, Eric L.N. Jensen, J. F. Kielkopf, B. Massey, R. P. Schwarz, D. Charbonneau, J. J. Lissauer, J. M. Irwin, Ö Baştürk, B. Fulton, A. Soubkiou, B. Zouhair, S. B. Howell, C. Ziegler, C. Briceño, N. Law, A. W. Mann, N. Scott, E. Furlan, D. R. Ciardi, R. Matson, C. Hellier, D. R. Anderson, R. P. Butler, J. D. Crane, J. K. Teske, S. A. Shectman, M. H. Kristiansen, I. A. Terentev, H. M. Schwengeler, G. R. Ricker, R. Vanderspek, S. Seager, J. N. Winn, J. M. Jenkins, Z. K. Berta-Thompson, L. G. Bouma, W. Fong, G. Furesz, C. E. Henze, E. H. Morgan, E. Quintana, E. B. Ting, J. D. Twicken
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We report the discovery and validation of four extrasolar planets hosted by the nearby, bright, Sun-like (G3V) star HD 108236 using data from the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS). We present transit photometry, reconnaissance, and precise Doppler spectroscopy, as well as high-resolution imaging, to validate the planetary nature of the objects transiting HD 108236, also known as the TESS Object of Interest (TOI) 1233. The innermost planet is a possibly rocky super-Earth with a period of ${3.79523}_{-0.00044}^{+0.00047}$days and has a radius of 1.586 ± 0.098 R⊕. The outer planets are sub-Neptunes, with potential gaseous envelopes, having radii of ${2.068}_{-0.091}^{+0.10}$R⊕, 2.72 …
Tess Hunt For Young And Maturing Exoplanets (Thyme). Iv. Three Small Planets Orbiting A 120 Myr Old Star In The Pisces–Eridanus Stream, E. R. Newton, A. W. Mann, A. L. Kraus, J. H. Livingston, A. Vanderburg, J. L. Curtis, P. C. Thao, K. Hawkins, M. L. Wood, A. C. Rizzuto, A. Soubkiou, B. M. Tofflemire, G. Zhou, I. J. M. Crossfield, L. A. Pearce, K. A. Collins, D. M. Conti, T.-G. Tan, S. Villanueva, A. Spencer, D. Dragomir, S. M. Quinn, Eric L.N. Jensen, K. I. Collins, C. Stockdale, R. Cloutier, C. Hellier, Z. Benkhaldoun, C. Ziegler, C. Briceño, N. Law, B. Benneke, J. L. Christiansen, V. Gorjian, S. R. Kane, L. Kreidberg, F. Y. Morales, M. W. Werner, J. D. Twicken, A. M. Levine, D. R. Ciardi, N. M. Guerrero, K. Hesse, E. V. Quintana, B. Shiao, J. C. Smith, G. Torres, G. R. Ricker, R. Vanderspek, S. Seager, J. N. Winn, J. M. Jenkins, D. W. Latham
Tess Hunt For Young And Maturing Exoplanets (Thyme). Iv. Three Small Planets Orbiting A 120 Myr Old Star In The Pisces–Eridanus Stream, E. R. Newton, A. W. Mann, A. L. Kraus, J. H. Livingston, A. Vanderburg, J. L. Curtis, P. C. Thao, K. Hawkins, M. L. Wood, A. C. Rizzuto, A. Soubkiou, B. M. Tofflemire, G. Zhou, I. J. M. Crossfield, L. A. Pearce, K. A. Collins, D. M. Conti, T.-G. Tan, S. Villanueva, A. Spencer, D. Dragomir, S. M. Quinn, Eric L.N. Jensen, K. I. Collins, C. Stockdale, R. Cloutier, C. Hellier, Z. Benkhaldoun, C. Ziegler, C. Briceño, N. Law, B. Benneke, J. L. Christiansen, V. Gorjian, S. R. Kane, L. Kreidberg, F. Y. Morales, M. W. Werner, J. D. Twicken, A. M. Levine, D. R. Ciardi, N. M. Guerrero, K. Hesse, E. V. Quintana, B. Shiao, J. C. Smith, G. Torres, G. R. Ricker, R. Vanderspek, S. Seager, J. N. Winn, J. M. Jenkins, D. W. Latham
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Young exoplanets can offer insight into the evolution of planetary atmospheres, compositions, and architectures. We present the discovery of the young planetary system TOI 451 (TIC 257605131, Gaia DR2 4844691297067063424). TOI 451 is a member of the 120 Myr old Pisces–Eridanus stream (Psc–Eri). We confirm membership in the stream with its kinematics, its lithium abundance, and the rotation and UV excesses of both TOI 451 and its wide-binary companion, TOI 451 B (itself likely an M-dwarf binary). We identified three candidate planets transiting in the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite data and followed up the signals with photometry from Spitzer and …
The Tess-Keck Survey. Ii. An Ultra-Short-Period Rocky Planet And Its Siblings Transiting The Galactic Thick-Disk Star Toi-561, L. M. Weiss, F. Dai, D. Huber, J. M. Brewer, K. A. Collins, D. R. Ciardi, E. C. Matthews, C. Ziegler, S. B. Howell, N. M. Batalha, I. J. M. Crossfield, C. Dressing, B. Fulton, A. W. Howard, H. Isaacson, S. R. Kane, E. A. Petigura, P. Robertson, A. Roy, R. A. Rubenzahl, J. D. Twicken, Z. R. Claytor, K. G. Stassun, M. G. Macdougall, A. Chontos, S. Giacalone, P. A. Dalba, T. Mocnik, M. L. Hill, C. Beard, J. M. Akana Murphy, L. J. Rosenthal, A. Behmard, J. Van Zandt, J. Lubin, M. R. Kosiarek, M. B. Lund, J. L. Christiansen, R. A. Matson, C. A. Beichman, J. E. Schlieder, E. J. Gonzales, C. Briceño, N. Law, A. W. Mann, K. I. Collins, P. Evans, A. Fukui, Eric L.N. Jensen, F. Murgas, N. Narita, E. Palle, H. Parviainen, R. P. Schwarz, T.-G. Tan, J. S. Acton, P. Eigmüller, J. Jenkins, G. Ricker, S. Seager, J. N. Winn
The Tess-Keck Survey. Ii. An Ultra-Short-Period Rocky Planet And Its Siblings Transiting The Galactic Thick-Disk Star Toi-561, L. M. Weiss, F. Dai, D. Huber, J. M. Brewer, K. A. Collins, D. R. Ciardi, E. C. Matthews, C. Ziegler, S. B. Howell, N. M. Batalha, I. J. M. Crossfield, C. Dressing, B. Fulton, A. W. Howard, H. Isaacson, S. R. Kane, E. A. Petigura, P. Robertson, A. Roy, R. A. Rubenzahl, J. D. Twicken, Z. R. Claytor, K. G. Stassun, M. G. Macdougall, A. Chontos, S. Giacalone, P. A. Dalba, T. Mocnik, M. L. Hill, C. Beard, J. M. Akana Murphy, L. J. Rosenthal, A. Behmard, J. Van Zandt, J. Lubin, M. R. Kosiarek, M. B. Lund, J. L. Christiansen, R. A. Matson, C. A. Beichman, J. E. Schlieder, E. J. Gonzales, C. Briceño, N. Law, A. W. Mann, K. I. Collins, P. Evans, A. Fukui, Eric L.N. Jensen, F. Murgas, N. Narita, E. Palle, H. Parviainen, R. P. Schwarz, T.-G. Tan, J. S. Acton, P. Eigmüller, J. Jenkins, G. Ricker, S. Seager, J. N. Winn
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We report the discovery of TOI-561, a multiplanet system in the galactic thick disk that contains a rocky, ultra-short-period planet. This bright (V = 10.2) star hosts three small transiting planets identified in photometry from the NASA TESS mission: TOI-561 b (TOI-561.02, P = 0.44 days, Rp = 1.45 ± 0.11 R⊕), c (TOI-561.01, P = 10.8 days, Rp = 2.90 ± 0.13 R⊕), and d (TOI-561.03, P = 16.3 days, Rp = 2.32 ± 0.16 R⊕). The star is chemically ([Fe/H] = −0.41 ± 0.05, [α/Fe] = +0.23 ± 0.05) and kinematically consistent with the galactic thick-disk population, making …
Vetting Of 384 Tess Objects Of Interest With Triceratops And Statistical Validation Of 12 Planet Candidates, S. Giacalone, C. D. Dressing, Eric L.N. Jensen, K. A. Collins, G. R. Ricker, R. Vanderspek, S. Seager, J. N. Winn, J. M. Jenkins, T. Barclay, K. Barkaoui, C. Cadieux, D. Charbonneau, K. I. Collins, D. M. Conti, R. Doyon, P. Evans, M. Ghachoui, M. Gillon, N. M. Guerrero, R. Hart, E. Jehin, J. F. Kielkopf, B. Mclean, F. Murgas, E. Palle, H. Parviainen, F. J. Pozuelos, H. M. Relles, A. Shporer, Q. Socia, C. Stockdale, T.-G. Tan, G. Torres, J. D. Twicken, W. C. Waalkes, I. A. Waite
Vetting Of 384 Tess Objects Of Interest With Triceratops And Statistical Validation Of 12 Planet Candidates, S. Giacalone, C. D. Dressing, Eric L.N. Jensen, K. A. Collins, G. R. Ricker, R. Vanderspek, S. Seager, J. N. Winn, J. M. Jenkins, T. Barclay, K. Barkaoui, C. Cadieux, D. Charbonneau, K. I. Collins, D. M. Conti, R. Doyon, P. Evans, M. Ghachoui, M. Gillon, N. M. Guerrero, R. Hart, E. Jehin, J. F. Kielkopf, B. Mclean, F. Murgas, E. Palle, H. Parviainen, F. J. Pozuelos, H. M. Relles, A. Shporer, Q. Socia, C. Stockdale, T.-G. Tan, G. Torres, J. D. Twicken, W. C. Waalkes, I. A. Waite
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We present TRICERATOPS, a new Bayesian tool that can be used to vet and validate TESS Objects of Interest (TOIs). We test the tool on 68 TOIs that have been previously confirmed as planets or rejected as astrophysical false positives. By looking in the false-positive probability (FPP)−nearby false-positive probability (NFPP) plane, we define criteria that TOIs must meet to be classified as validated planets (FPP < 0.015 and NFPP < 10−3), likely planets (FPP < 0.5 and NFPP < 10−3), and likely nearby false positives (NFPP > 10−1). We apply this procedure on 384 unclassified TOIs and statistically validate 12, classify 125 as likely planets, and classify 52 as likely nearby false positives. Of the 12 statistically validated planets, 9 are newly …