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A possible misaligned orbit for the young planet AU Mic c
Yu, H; Garai, Z; Cretignier, M; Szabó, Gy M; Aigrain, S; Gandolfi, D; Bryant, E M; Correia, A C M; Klein, B; Brandeker, A; Owen, J E; Günther, M N; Winn, J N; Heitzmann, A; Cegla, H M; Wilson, T G; Gill, S; Kriskovics, L; Barragán, O; Boldog, A; Nielsen, L D; Billot, N; Lafarga, M; Meech, A; Alibert, Y; Alonso, R; Bárczy, T; Barrado, D; Barros, S C C; Baumjohann, W; Bayliss, D; Benz, W; Bergomi, M; Borsato, L; Broeg, C; Cameron, A Collier; Csizmadia, Sz; Cubillos, P E; Davies, M B; Deleuil, M; Deline, A; Demangeon, O D S; Demory, B.-O; Derekas, A; Doyle, L; Edwards, B; Egger, J A; Ehrenreich, D; Erikson, A; Fortier, A; Fossati, L; Fridlund, M; Gazeas, K; Gillon, M; Güdel, M; Helling, Ch; Isaak, K G; Kiss, L L; Korth, J; Lam, K W F; Laskar, J; Etangs, A Lecavelier des; Lendl, M; Magrin, D; Maxted, P F L; McCormac, J; Merín, B; Mordasini, C; Nascimbeni, V; O’Brien, S M; Olofsson, G; Ottensamer, R; Pagano, I; Pallé, E; Peter, G; Piazza, D; Piotto, G; Pollacco, D; Queloz, D; Ragazzoni, R;...
Authors
Z Garai
M Cretignier
Gy M Szabó
S Aigrain
D Gandolfi
E M Bryant
A C M Correia
B Klein
A Brandeker
J E Owen
M N Günther
J N Winn
A Heitzmann
H M Cegla
T G Wilson
S Gill
L Kriskovics
O Barragán
A Boldog
L D Nielsen
N Billot
M Lafarga
A Meech
Y Alibert
R Alonso
T Bárczy
D Barrado
S C C Barros
W Baumjohann
D Bayliss
W Benz
M Bergomi
L Borsato
C Broeg
A Collier Cameron
Sz Csizmadia
P E Cubillos
M B Davies
M Deleuil
A Deline
O D S Demangeon
B.-O Demory
A Derekas
L Doyle
B Edwards
J A Egger
D Ehrenreich
A Erikson
A Fortier
L Fossati
M Fridlund
K Gazeas
M Gillon
M Güdel
Ch Helling
K G Isaak
L L Kiss
J Korth
K W F Lam
J Laskar
A Lecavelier des Etangs
M Lendl
D Magrin
Pierre Maxted p.maxted@keele.ac.uk
J McCormac
B Merín
C Mordasini
V Nascimbeni
S M O’Brien
G Olofsson
R Ottensamer
I Pagano
E Pallé
G Peter
D Piazza
G Piotto
D Pollacco
D Queloz
R Ragazzoni
N Rando
H Rauer
I Ribas
N C Santos
G Scandariato
D Ségransan
A E Simon
A M S Smith
S G Sousa
R Southworth
M Stalport
M Steinberger
S Sulis
S Udry
B Ulmer
S Ulmer-Moll
V Van Grootel
J Venturini
E Villaver
N A Walton
P J Wheatley
Abstract
The AU Microscopii planetary system is only 24 Myr old, and its geometry may provide clues about the early dynamical history of planetary systems. Here, we present the first measurement of the Rossiter-McLaughlin effect for the warm sub-Neptune AU Mic c, using two transits observed simultaneously with VLT/ESPRESSO, CHEOPS, and NGTS. After correcting for flares and for the magnetic activity of the host star, and accounting for transit-timing variations, we find the sky-projected spin-orbit angle of planet c to be in the range $\lambda _c=67.8_{-49.0}^{+31.7}$ degrees (1-σ). We examine the possibility that planet c is misaligned with respect to the orbit of the inner planet b ($\lambda _b=-2.96_{-10.30}^{+10.44}$), and the equatorial plane of the host star, and discuss scenarios that could explain both this and the planet’s high density, including secular interactions with other bodies in the system or a giant impact. We note that a significantly misaligned orbit for planet c is in some degree of tension with the dynamical stability of the system, and with the fact that we see both planets in transit, though these arguments alone do not preclude such an orbit. Further observations would be highly desirable to constrain the spin-orbit angle of planet c more precisely.
Citation
Yu, H., Garai, Z., Cretignier, M., Szabó, G. M., Aigrain, S., Gandolfi, D., …Wheatley, P. J. (in press). A possible misaligned orbit for the young planet AU Mic c. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 18. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stae2655
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Nov 27, 2024 |
Online Publication Date | Nov 27, 2024 |
Deposit Date | Dec 20, 2024 |
Journal | Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society |
Print ISSN | 0035-8711 |
Electronic ISSN | 1365-2966 |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Pages | 18 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stae2655 |
Keywords | techniques: radial velocities, techniques: photometric, stars: activity, stars: individual: AU Microscopii, planets and satellites: dynamical evolution and stability, planets and satellites: formation |
Public URL | https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/1015932 |
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