Detection and characterization of an ultra-dense sub-Neptunian planet orbiting the Sun-like star K2-292

  • R. Luque
  • , G. Nowak
  • , E. Pallé
  • , F. Dai
  • , A. Kaminski
  • , E. Nagel
  • , D. Hidalgo
  • , F. Bauer
  • , M. Lafarga
  • , J. Livingston
  • , O. Barragán
  • , T. Hirano
  • , M. Fridlund
  • , D. Gandolfi
  • , A. B. Justesen
  • , M. Hjorth
  • , V. Van Eylen
  • , J. N. Winn
  • , M. Esposito
  • , J. C. Morales
  • S. Albrecht, R. Alonso, P. J. Amado, P. Beck, J. A. Caballero, J. Cabrera, W. D. Cochran, Sz Csizmadia, H. Deeg, Ph Eigmüller, M. Endl, A. Erikson, A. Fukui, S. Grziwa, E. W. Guenther, A. P. Hatzes, E. Knudstrup, J. Korth, K. W.F. Lam, M. N. Lund, S. Mathur, P. Montañes-Rodríguez, N. Narita, D. Nespral, P. Niraula, M. Pätzold, C. M. Persson, J. Prieto-Arranz, A. Quirrenbach, H. Rauer, S. Redfield, A. Reiners, I. Ribas, A. M.S. Smith

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Abstract

We present the discovery and characterization of a new transiting planet from Campaign 17 of the Kepler extended mission K2. The planet K2-292 b is a warm sub-Neptune on a 17 day orbit around a bright (V = 9.9 mag) solar-like G3 V star with a mass and radius of M = 1.00 ± 0.03 MȮ and R = 1.09 ± 0.03 RȮ, respectively. We modeled simultaneously the K2 photometry and CARMENES spectroscopic data and derived a radius of Rp=2.63-0.10+0.12 RȮ and mass of Mp=24.5-4.4+4.4 MȮ, yielding a mean density of ρp=7.4-1.5+1.6 g cm-3, which makes it one of the densest sub-Neptunian planets known to date. We also detected a linear trend in the radial velocities of K2-292 (γRV =-0.40-0.07+0.07 m s-1 d-1) that suggests a long-period companion with a minimum mass on the order of 33 MȮ. If confirmed, it would support a formation scenario of K2-292 b by migration caused by Kozai-Lidov oscillations.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article numberA114
JournalAstronomy and Astrophysics
Volume623
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 1 2019

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Space and Planetary Science

Keywords

  • Planetary systems
  • Stars: individual: HD 119130
  • Stars: individual: K2-292
  • Techniques: high angular resolution
  • Techniques: photometric
  • Techniques: radial velocities

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