Evan Tey
GJ 238 b: A 0.57 Earth Radius Planet Orbiting an M2.5 Dwarf Star at 15.2 pc
Tey, Evan; Shporer, Avi; Lin, Zifan; Stassun, Keivan G.; Lissauer, Jack J.; Hellier, Coel; Collins, Karen A.; Collins, Kevin I.; Wingham, Geof; Relles, Howard M.; Mallia, Franco; Isopi, Giovanni; Kielkopf, John F.; Conti, Dennis M.; Schwarz, Richard P.; Zapparata, Aldo; Giacalone, Steven; Furlan, Elise; Hartman, Zachary D.; Howell, Steve B.; Scott, Nicholas J.; Ziegler, Carl; Briceño, César; Law, Nicholas; Mann, Andrew W.; Charbonneau, David; Essack, Zahra; Striegel, Stephanie; Ricker, George R.; Vanderspek, Roland; Seager, Sara; Winn, Joshua N.; Jenkins, Jon M.
Authors
Avi Shporer
Zifan Lin
Keivan G. Stassun
Jack J. Lissauer
Coel Hellier c.hellier@keele.ac.uk
Karen A. Collins
Kevin I. Collins
Geof Wingham
Howard M. Relles
Franco Mallia
Giovanni Isopi
John F. Kielkopf
Dennis M. Conti
Richard P. Schwarz
Aldo Zapparata
Steven Giacalone
Elise Furlan
Zachary D. Hartman
Steve B. Howell
Nicholas J. Scott
Carl Ziegler
César Briceño
Nicholas Law
Andrew W. Mann
David Charbonneau
Zahra Essack
Stephanie Striegel
George R. Ricker
Roland Vanderspek
Sara Seager
Joshua N. Winn
Jon M. Jenkins
Abstract
We report the discovery of the transiting planet GJ 238 b, with a radius of 0.566 ± 0.014 R ⊕ (1.064 ± 0.026 times the radius of Mars) and an orbital period of 1.74 days. The transit signal was detected by the TESS mission and designated TOI-486.01. The star’s position close to the southern ecliptic pole allows for almost continuous observations by TESS when it is observing the southern sky. The host star is an M2.5 dwarf with V = 11.57 ± 0.02 mag, K = 7.030 ± 0.023 mag, a distance of 15.2156 ± 0.0030 pc, a mass of 0.4193−0.0098+0.0095 M ☉, a radius of 0.4314−0.0071+0.0075 R ☉, and an effective temperature of 3485 ± 140 K. We validate the planet candidate by ruling out or rendering highly unlikely each of the false positive scenarios, based on archival data and ground-based follow-up observations. Validation was facilitated by the host star’s small size and high proper motion of 892.633 ± 0.025 mas yr–1.
Citation
Tey, E., Shporer, A., Lin, Z., Stassun, K. G., Lissauer, J. J., Hellier, C., Collins, K. A., Collins, K. I., Wingham, G., Relles, H. M., Mallia, F., Isopi, G., Kielkopf, J. F., Conti, D. M., Schwarz, R. P., Zapparata, A., Giacalone, S., Furlan, E., Hartman, Z. D., Howell, S. B., …Jenkins, J. M. (2024). GJ 238 b: A 0.57 Earth Radius Planet Orbiting an M2.5 Dwarf Star at 15.2 pc. Astronomical Journal, 167(6), Article 283. https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-3881/ad3df1
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Apr 10, 2024 |
Online Publication Date | May 24, 2024 |
Publication Date | Jun 1, 2024 |
Deposit Date | Jun 3, 2024 |
Journal | The Astronomical Journal |
Print ISSN | 0004-6256 |
Electronic ISSN | 1538-3881 |
Publisher | American Astronomical Society |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 167 |
Issue | 6 |
Article Number | 283 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-3881/ad3df1 |
Keywords | Exoplanet detection methods, Transit photometry, Exoplanets |
Public URL | https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/844884 |
Publisher URL | https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/1538-3881/ad3df1 |
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