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K2-290: A warm Jupiter and a mini-Neptune in a triple-star system

  • M. Hjorth
  • , A. B. Justesen
  • , T. Hirano
  • , S. Albrecht
  • , D. Gandolfi
  • , F. Dai
  • , R. Alonso
  • , O. Barragán
  • , M. Esposito
  • , M. Kuzuhara
  • , K. W.F. Lam
  • , J. H. Livingston
  • , P. Montanes-Rodriguez
  • , N. Narita
  • , G. Nowak
  • , J. Prieto-Arranz
  • , S. Redfield
  • , F. Rodler
  • , V. Van Eylen
  • , J. N. Winn
  • G. Antoniciello, J. Cabrera, W. D. Cochran, Sz Csizmadia, J. De Leon, H. Deeg, Ph Eigmüller, M. Endl, A. Erikson, M. Fridlund, S. Grziwa, E. Guenther, A. P. Hatzes, P. Heeren, D. Hidalgo, J. Korth, R. Luque, D. Nespral, E. Palle, M. Pätzold, C. M. Persson, H. Rauer, A. M.S. Smith, T. Trifonov

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Abstract

We report the discovery of two transiting planets orbiting K2-290 (EPIC 249624646), a bright (V = 11.11) late F-type star residing in a triple-star system. It was observed during Campaign 15 of the K2 mission, and in order to confirm and characterize the system, follow-up spectroscopy and AO imaging were carried out using the FIES, HARPS, HARPS-N, and IRCS instruments. From AO imaging and Gaia data we identify two M-dwarf companions at a separation of 113 ± 2 and 2467+177155 au. From radial velocities, K2 photometry, and stellar characterization of the host star, we find the inner planet to be a mini-Neptune with a radius of 3.06 ± 0.16 R and an orbital period of P = 9.2 d. The radius of the mini-Neptune suggests that the planet is located above the radius valley, and with an incident flux of F ∼ 400 F, it lies safely outside the super-Earth desert. The outer warm Jupiter has a mass of 0.774 ± 0.047 MJ and a radius of 1.006 ± 0.050 RJ, and orbits the host star every 48.4 d on an orbit with an eccentricity e < 0.241. Its mild eccentricity and mini-Neptune sibling suggest that the warm Jupiter originates from in situ formation or disc migration.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)3522-3536
Number of pages15
JournalMonthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Volume484
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 11 2019

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Space and Planetary Science

Keywords

  • Planets
  • Planets and satellites: detection
  • Planets and satellites: formation
  • Planets and satellites: individual: K2-290
  • Satellites: individual: EPIC 249624646

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