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Planet Hunters TESS III: Two transiting planets around the bright G dwarf HD 152843

  • N. L. Eisner
  • , B. A. Nicholson
  • , O. Barragán
  • , S. Aigrain
  • , C. Lintott
  • , L. Kaye
  • , B. Klein
  • , G. Miller
  • , J. Taylor
  • , N. Zicher
  • , L. A. Buchhave
  • , D. A. Caldwell
  • , J. Horner
  • , J. Llama
  • , A. Mortier
  • , V. M. Rajpaul
  • , K. Stassun
  • , A. Sporer
  • , A. Tkachenko
  • , J. M. Jenkins
  • D. Latham, G. Ricker, S. Seager, J. Winn, S. Alhassan, E. M.L. Baeten, S. J. Bean, D. M. Bundy, V. Efremov, R. Ferstenou, B. L. Goodwin, M. Hof, T. Hoffman, A. Hubert, L. Lau, S. Lee, D. Maetschke, K. Peltsch, C. Rubio-Alfaro, G. M. Wilson

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Abstract

We report on the discovery and validation of a two-planet system around a bright (V = 8.85 mag) early G dwarf (1.43 R⊙, 1.15 M⊙, TOI 2319) using data from NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS). Three transit events from two planets were detected by citizen scientists in the month-long TESS light curve (sector 25), as part of the Planet Hunters TESS project. Modelling of the transits yields an orbital period of $11.6264 _{ - 0.0025 } ^ { + 0.0022 }$ d and radius of $3.41 _{ - 0.12 } ^ { + 0.14 }$ R⊕ for the inner planet, and a period in the range 19.26-35 d and a radius of $5.83 _{ - 0.14 } ^ { + 0.14 }$ R⊕ for the outer planet, which was only seen to transit once. Each signal was independently statistically validated, taking into consideration the TESS light curve as well as the ground-based spectroscopic follow-up observations. Radial velocities from HARPS-N and EXPRES yield a tentative detection of planet b, whose mass we estimate to be $11.56 _{ - 6.14 } ^ { + 6.58 }$ M⊕, and allow us to place an upper limit of 27.5 M⊕ (99 per cent confidence) on the mass of planet c. Due to the brightness of the host star and the strong likelihood of an extended H/He atmosphere on both planets, this system offers excellent prospects for atmospheric characterization and comparative planetology.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1827-1840
Number of pages14
JournalMonthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Volume505
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 1 2021

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Space and Planetary Science

Keywords

  • methods: statistical
  • planets and satellites: detection
  • stars: fundamental parameters
  • stars: individual: TIC 349488688, HD 152843

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