A Tuson
TESS and CHEOPS discover two warm sub-Neptunes transiting the bright K-dwarf HD 15906
Tuson, A; Queloz, D; Osborn, H P; Wilson, T G; Hooton, M J; Beck, M; Lendl, M; Olofsson, G; Fortier, A; Bonfanti, A; Brandeker, A; Buchhave, L A; Collier Cameron, A; Ciardi, D R; Collins, K A; Gandolfi, D; Garai, Z; Giacalone, S; Gomes da Silva, J; Howell, S B; Patel, J A; Persson, C M; Serrano, L M; Sousa, S G; Ulmer-Moll, S; Vanderburg, A; Ziegler, C; Alibert, Y; Alonso, R; Anglada, G; Bárczy, T; Barrado Navascues, D; Barros, S C C; Baumjohann, W; Beck, T; Benz, W; Billot, N; Bonfils, X; Borsato, L; Broeg, C; Cabrera, J; Charnoz, S; Conti, D M; Csizmadia, Sz; Cubillos, P E; Davies, M B; Deleuil, M; Delrez, L; Demangeon, O D S; Demory, B-O; Dragomir, D; Dressing, C D; Ehrenreich, D; Erikson, A; Essack, Z; Farinato, J; Fossati, L; Fridlund, M; Furlan, E; Gill, H; Gillon, M; Gnilka, C L; Gonzales, E; Güdel, M; Günther, M N; Hoyer, S; Isaak, K G; Jenkins, J M; Kiss, L L; Laskar, J; Latham, D W; Law, N; Lecavelier des Etangs, A; Curto, G Lo; Lovis, C; Luque, R; Magrin, D; Mann, A W; Maxte...
Authors
D Queloz
H P Osborn
T G Wilson
M J Hooton
M Beck
M Lendl
G Olofsson
A Fortier
A Bonfanti
A Brandeker
L A Buchhave
A Collier Cameron
D R Ciardi
K A Collins
D Gandolfi
Z Garai
S Giacalone
J Gomes da Silva
S B Howell
J A Patel
C M Persson
L M Serrano
S G Sousa
S Ulmer-Moll
A Vanderburg
C Ziegler
Y Alibert
R Alonso
G Anglada
T Bárczy
D Barrado Navascues
S C C Barros
W Baumjohann
T Beck
W Benz
N Billot
X Bonfils
L Borsato
C Broeg
J Cabrera
S Charnoz
D M Conti
Sz Csizmadia
P E Cubillos
M B Davies
M Deleuil
L Delrez
O D S Demangeon
B-O Demory
D Dragomir
C D Dressing
D Ehrenreich
A Erikson
Z Essack
J Farinato
L Fossati
M Fridlund
E Furlan
H Gill
M Gillon
C L Gnilka
E Gonzales
M Güdel
M N Günther
S Hoyer
K G Isaak
J M Jenkins
L L Kiss
J Laskar
D W Latham
N Law
A Lecavelier des Etangs
G Lo Curto
C Lovis
R Luque
D Magrin
A W Mann
Pierre Maxted p.maxted@keele.ac.uk
M Mayor
S McDermott
M Mecina
C Mordasini
A Mortier
V Nascimbeni
R Ottensamer
I Pagano
E Pallé
G Peter
G Piotto
D Pollacco
T Pritchard
R Ragazzoni
N Rando
F Ratti
H Rauer
I Ribas
G R Ricker
M Rieder
N C Santos
A B Savel
G Scandariato
R P Schwarz
S Seager
D Ségransan
A Shporer
A E Simon
A M S Smith
M Steller
C Stockdale
Gy M Szabó
N Thomas
G Torres
R Tronsgaard
S Udry
B Ulmer
V Van Grootel
R Vanderspek
J Venturini
N A Walton
J N Winn
B Wohler
Abstract
We report the discovery of two warm sub-Neptunes transiting the bright (G = 9.5 mag) K-dwarf HD 15906 (TOI 461, TIC 4646810). This star was observed by the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) in sectors 4 and 31, revealing two small transiting planets. The inner planet, HD 15906 b, was detected with an unambiguous period but the outer planet, HD 15906 c, showed only two transits separated by ∼ 734 d, leading to 36 possible values of its period. We performed follow-up observations with the CHaracterising ExOPlanet Satellite (CHEOPS) to confirm the true period of HD 15906 c and improve the radius precision of the two planets. From TESS, CHEOPS, and additional ground-based photometry, we find that HD 15906 b has a radius of 2.24 ± 0.08 R⊕ and a period of 10.924709 ± 0.000032 d, whilst HD 15906 c has a radius of 2.93$^{+0.07}_{-0.06}$ R⊕ and a period of 21.583298$^{+0.000052}_{-0.000055}$ d. Assuming zero bond albedo and full day-night heat redistribution, the inner and outer planet have equilibrium temperatures of 668 ± 13 K and 532 ± 10 K, respectively. The HD 15906 system has become one of only six multiplanet systems with two warm (≲ 700 K) sub-Neptune sized planets transiting a bright star (G ≤ 10 mag). It is an excellent target for detailed characterization studies to constrain the composition of sub-Neptune planets and test theories of planet formation and evolution.
Citation
Tuson, A., Queloz, D., Osborn, H. P., Wilson, T. G., Hooton, M. J., Beck, M., …Wohler, B. (2023). TESS and CHEOPS discover two warm sub-Neptunes transiting the bright K-dwarf HD 15906. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 523(2), 3090-3118. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stad1369
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Jun 8, 2023 |
Online Publication Date | Jun 8, 2023 |
Publication Date | May 30, 2023 |
Deposit Date | Jun 29, 2023 |
Journal | Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society |
Print ISSN | 0035-8711 |
Electronic ISSN | 1365-2966 |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 523 |
Issue | 2 |
Pages | 3090-3118 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stad1369 |
Keywords | Space and Planetary Science, Astronomy and Astrophysics |
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