Publications (111)
Detection and Doppler monitoring of EPIC 246471491, a system of four transiting planets smaller than Neptune
E. Palle, G. Nowak, R. Luque +43
The Kepler extended mission, also known as K2, has provided the community with a wealth of planetary candidates that orbit stars typically much brighter than the targets of the ori…
The GAPS programme at TNG XLIX. TOI-5398, the youngest compact multi-planet system composed of an inner sub-Neptune and an outer warm Saturn
G. Mantovan, L. Malavolta, S. Desidera +68
Short-period giant planets are frequently found to be solitary compared to other classes of exoplanets. Small inner companions to giant planets with 15 days are known…
Powerful outflows in the central parsecs of the low-luminosity Active Galactic Nucleus NGC 1386
A. RodrÃguez-Ardila, M. A. Prieto, X. Mazzalay +3
Low-luminosity Active Galactic Nuclei, i.e. L_bol/L_edd ~ 10^-6 - 10^-3, constitute the bulk population of Active Galactic Nuclei (AGNs). Powerful jets, common in these objects, ar…
The CARMENES search for exoplanets around M dwarfs. Guaranteed time observations Data Release 1 (2016-2020)
I. Ribas, A. Reiners, M. Zechmeister +102
The CARMENES instrument was conceived to deliver high-accuracy radial velocity (RV) measurements with long-term stability to search for temperate rocky planets around a sample of n…
The CARMENES search for exoplanets around M dwarfs: High-resolution optical and near-infrared spectroscopy of 324 survey stars
A. Reiners, M. Zechmeister, J. A. Caballero +170
The CARMENES radial velocity (RV) survey is observing 324 M dwarfs to search for any orbiting planets. In this paper, we present the survey sample by publishing one CARMENES spectr…
Searching for Hot Water World Candidates with CHEOPS: Refining the radii and analysing the internal structures and atmospheric lifetimes of TOI-238 b and TOI-1685 b
J. A. Egger, D. Kubyshkina, Y. Alibert +85
Studying the composition of exoplanets is one of the most promising approaches to observationally constrain planet formation and evolution processes. However, this endeavour is com…
Detection of Na in WASP-21b's lower and upper atmosphere
G. Chen, N. Casasayas-Barris, E. Palle +4
Optical transmission spectroscopy provides crucial constraints on the reference pressure levels and scattering properties for hot Jupiter atmospheres. For certain planets, where al…
A super-Earth and a mini-Neptune near the 2:1 MMR straddling the radius valley around the nearby mid-M dwarf TOI-2096
F. J. Pozuelos, M. Timmermans, B. V. Rackham +72
Several planetary formation models have been proposed to explain the observed abundance and variety of compositions of super-Earths and mini-Neptunes. In this context, multitransit…
TOI-1442 b and TOI-2445 b: two potentially rocky ultra-short period planets around M dwarfs
G. Morello, H. Parviainen, F. Murgas +52
Context. Exoplanets with orbital periods of less than one day are known as ultra-short period (USP) planets. They are relatively rare products of planetary formation and evolution…
Gliese 12 b: A temperate Earth-sized planet at 12 pc ideal for atmospheric transmission spectroscopy
M. Kuzuhara, A. Fukui, J. H. Livingston +103
Recent discoveries of Earth-sized planets transiting nearby M dwarfs have made it possible to characterize the atmospheres of terrestrial planets via follow-up spectroscopic observ…
High-resolution transmission spectroscopy study of ultra-hot Jupiters HAT-P-57b, KELT-17b, KELT-21b, KELT-7b, MASCARA-1b, and WASP-189b
M. Stangret, N. Casasayas-Barris, E. Pallé +5
Ultra-hot jupiters (UHJs) are giant planets on short orbital periods with high equilibrium temperature (T_eq) values. Their hot, extended atmospheres are perfect laboratories for t…
K2-99 revisited: a non-inflated warm Jupiter, and a temperate giant planet on a 522-d orbit around a subgiant
A. M. S. Smith, S. N. Breton, Sz. Csizmadia +29
We report new photometric and spectroscopic observations of the K2-99 planetary system. Asteroseismic analysis of the short-cadence light curve from K2's Campaign 17 allows us to r…
TOI-544 b: a potential water-world inside the radius valley in a two-planet system
H. L. M. Osborne, V. Van Eylen, E. Goffo +32
We report on the precise radial velocity follow-up of TOI-544 (HD 290498), a bright K star (V=10.8), which hosts a small transiting planet recently discovered by the Transiting Exo…
The CARMENES search for exoplanets around M dwarfs. Two planets on the opposite sides of the radius gap transiting the nearby M dwarf LTT 3780
G. Nowak, R. Luque, H. Parviainen +97
We present the discovery and characterisation of two transiting planets observed by the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) orbiting the nearby (d ~ 22 pc), bright (J ~ 9…
Kojima-1Lb Is a Mildly Cold Neptune around the Brightest Microlensing Host Star
A. Fukui, D. Suzuki, N. Koshimoto +56
We report the analysis of additional multiband photometry and spectroscopy and new adaptive optics (AO) imaging of the nearby planetary microlensing event TCP J05074264+2447555 (Ko…
Detection and characterization of an ultra-dense sub-Neptune planet orbiting the Sun-like star HD 119130
R. Luque, G. Nowak, E. Pallé +51
We present the discovery and characterization of a new transiting planet from Campaign 17 of the Kepler extended mission K2. HD 119130 b is a warm sub-Neptune on a 17-d orbit aroun…
Teegarden's Star revisited: A nearby planetary system with at least three planets
S. Dreizler, R. Luque, I. Ribas +26
The two known planets in the planetary system of Teegarden's Star are among the most Earth-like exoplanets currently known. Revisiting this nearby planetary system with two planets…
A multi-planetary system orbiting the early-M dwarf TOI-1238
E. González-Ãlvarez, M. R. Zapatero Osorio, J. Sanz-Forcada +53
Two transiting planet candidates with super-Earth radii around the nearby K7--M0 dwarf star TOI-1238 were announced by TESS. We aim to validate their planetary nature using precise…
The CARMENES search for exoplanets around M dwarfs -- A deep transfer learning method to determine Teff and [M/H] of target stars
A. Bello-GarcÃa, V. M. Passegger, J. Ordieres-Meré +17
The large amounts of astrophysical data being provided by existing and future instrumentation require efficient and fast analysis tools. Transfer learning is a new technique promis…
The CARMENES search for exoplanets around M dwarfs. Two temperate Earth-mass planet candidates around Teegarden's Star
M. Zechmeister, S. Dreizler, I. Ribas +182
Context. Teegarden's Star is the brightest and one of the nearest ultra-cool dwarfs in the solar neighbourhood. For its late spectral type (M7.0V), the star shows relatively little…
TOI-519 b: a short-period substellar object around an M dwarf validated using multicolour photometry and phase curve analysis
H. Parviainen, E. Palle, M. R. Zapatero-Osorio +43
Context: We report the discovery of TOI-519 b (TIC 218795833), a transiting substellar object (R = 1.07 RJup) orbiting a faint M dwarf (V = 17.35) on a 1.26 d orbit. Brown dwarfs a…
Revisiting the warm sub-Saturn TOI-1710b
J. Orell-Miquel, I. Carleo, F. Murgas +37
The Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) provides a continuous suite of new planet candidates that need confirmation and precise mass determination from ground-based observ…
The CARMENES search for exoplanets around M dwarfs - HD 147379b: A nearby Neptune in the temperate zone of an early-M dwarf
A. Reiners, I. Ribas, M. Zechmeister +169
We report on the first star discovered to host a planet detected by radial velocity (RV) observations obtained within the CARMENES survey for exoplanets around M dwarfs. HD 147379…
TOI-969: a late-K dwarf with a hot mini-Neptune in the desert and an eccentric cold Jupiter
J. Lillo-Box, D. Gandolfi, D. J. Armstrong +60
The current architecture of a given multi-planetary system is a key fingerprint of its past formation and dynamical evolution history. Long-term follow-up observations are key to c…
TOI-1201 b: A mini-Neptune transiting a bright and moderately young M dwarf
D. Kossakowski, J. Kemmer, P. Bluhm +62
We present the discovery of a transiting mini-Neptune around TOI-1201, a relatively bright and moderately young early M dwarf ( 9.5 mag, 600-800 Myr) in an equal-m…
MuSCAT2 multicolour validation of TESS candidates: an ultra-short-period substellar object around an M dwarf
H. Parviainen, E. Palle, M. R. Zapatero-Osorio +37
We report the discovery of TOI 263.01 (TIC 120916706), a transiting substellar object (R = 0.87 RJup) orbiting a faint M3.5~V dwarf (V=18.97) on a 0.56~d orbit. We set out to deter…
37 New Validated Planets in Overlapping K2 Campaigns
J. P. de Leon, J. Livingston, M. Endl +24
We analysed 68 candidate planetary systems first identified during Campaigns 5 and 6 (C5 and C6) of the NASA \textit{K2} mission. We set out to validate these systems by using a su…
Early Results from the HUMDRUM Survey: A Small, Earth-mass Planet Orbits TOI-1450A
M. Brady, J. Bean, A. Seifahrt +23
M dwarf stars provide us with an ideal opportunity to study nearby small planets. The HUMDRUM (HUnting for M Dwarf Rocky planets Using MAROON-X) survey uses the MAROON-X spectrogra…
A transiting rocky super-Earth and a non-transiting sub-Neptune orbiting the M dwarf TOI-771
G. Lacedelli, E. Pallé, Y. T. Davis +24
The origin and evolution of the sub-Neptune population is a highly debated topic in the exoplanet community. With the advent of JWST, atmospheric studies can now put unprecedented…
Unveiling the internal structure and formation history of the three planets transiting HIP 29442 (TOI-469) with CHEOPS
J. A. Egger, H. P. Osborn, D. Kubyshkina +91
Multiplanetary systems spanning the radius valley are ideal testing grounds for exploring the proposed explanations for the observed bimodality in the radius distribution of close-…
A hot sub-Neptune in the desert and a temperate super-Earth around faint M dwarfs: Color validation of TOI-4479b and TOI-2081b
E. Esparza-Borges, H. Parviainen, F. Murgas +45
We report the discovery and validation of two TESS exoplanets orbiting faint M dwarfs: TOI-4479b and TOI-2081b. We have jointly analyzed space (TESS mission) and ground based (MuSC…
Characterising TOI-732 b and c: New insights into the M-dwarf radius and density valley
A. Bonfanti, M. Brady, T. G. Wilson +88
TOI-732 is an M dwarf hosting two transiting planets that are located on the two opposite sides of the radius valley. By doubling the number of available space-based observations a…
Insufficient evidence for DMS and DMDS in the atmosphere of K2-18 b. From a joint analysis of JWST NIRISS, NIRSpec, and MIRI observations
R. Luque, C. Piaulet-Ghorayeb, M. Radica +5
Recent JWST observations of the temperate sub-Neptune K2-18 b have been interpreted as suggestive of a liquid water ocean with possible biological activity. Signatures of DMS and D…
CARMENES detection of the CaII infrared triplet and possible evidence of HeI in the atmosphere of WASP-76b
N. Casasayas-Barris, J. Orell-Miquel, M. Stangret +25
Ultra-hot Jupiters are highly irradiated gas giants with equilibrium temperatures typically higher than 2000K. Atmospheric studies of these planets have shown that their transmissi…
Characterisation of TOI-406 as showcase of the THIRSTEE program: A 2-planet system straddling the M-dwarf density gap
G. Lacedelli, E. Pallè, R. Luque +31
The exoplanet sub-Neptune population currently poses a conundrum, as to whether small-size planets are volatile-rich cores without an atmosphere, or rocky cores surrounded by a H-H…
The CARMENES search for exoplanets around M dwarfs. A Neptune-mass planet traversing the habitable zone around HD 180617
A. Kaminski, T. Trifonov, J. A. Caballero +37
Despite their activity, low-mass stars are of particular importance for the search of exoplanets by the means of Doppler spectroscopy, as planets with lower masses become detectabl…
HD 20329b: An ultra-short-period planet around a solar-type star found by TESS
F. Murgas, G. Nowak, T. Masseron +45
We used TESS light curves and HARPS-N spectrograph radial velocity measurements to establish the physical properties of the transiting exoplanet candidate found around the star HD…
Hot planets around cool stars -- two short-period mini-Neptunes transiting the late K-dwarf TOI-1260
I. Y. Georgieva, C. M. Persson, O. Barragán +56
We present the discovery and characterization of two sub-Neptunes in close orbits, as well as a tentative outer planet of a similar size, orbiting TOI-1260 - a low metallicity K6V…
A resonant sextuplet of sub-Neptunes transiting the bright star HD 110067
R. Luque, H. P. Osborn, A. Leleu +149
Planets with radii between that of the Earth and Neptune (hereafter referred to as sub-Neptunes) are found in close-in orbits around more than half of all Sun-like stars. Yet, thei…
Radii, masses, and transit-timing variations of the three-planet system orbiting the naked-eye star TOI-396
A. Bonfanti, I. Amateis, D. Gandolfi +38
TOI-396 is an F6V star () orbited by three transiting planets. The orbital periods of the two innermost planets are close to the 5:3 commensurability ( d…
The K2-24 planetary system revisited by CHEOPS
V. Nascimbeni, L. Borsato, P. Leonardi +82
K2-24 is a planetary system composed of two transiting low-density Neptunians locked in an almost perfect 2:1 resonance and showing large TTVs, i.e., an excellent laboratory to sea…
Wolf 327b: A new member of the pack of ultra-short-period super-Earths around M dwarfs
F. Murgas, E. Pallé, J. Orell-Miquel +52
Planets with orbital periods shorter than 1 day are rare and have formation histories that are not completely understood. Small () ultra-short-period (…
A detailed analysis of the Gl 486 planetary system
J. A. Caballero, E. Gonzalez-Alvarez, M. Brady +64
The Gl 486 system consists of a very nearby, relatively bright, weakly active M3.5 V star at just 8 pc with a warm transiting rocky planet of about 1.3 R_Terra and 3.0 M_Terra that…
Is there NaI in the atmosphere of HD 209458b? Effect of the centre-to-limb variation and Rossiter-McLaughlin effect in transmission spectroscopy studies
N. Casasayas-Barris, E. Palle, F. Yan +22
HD 209458b was the first transiting planet discovered, and the first for which an atmosphere, in particular NaI, was detected. With time, it has become one of the most frequently s…
Precise radial velocities of giant stars XIII. A second Jupiter orbiting in 4:3 resonance in the 7 CMa system
R. Luque, T. Trifonov, S. Reffert +8
We report the discovery of a second planet orbiting the K giant star 7 CMa based on 166 high-precision radial velocities obtained with Lick, HARPS, UCLES and SONG. The periodogram…
The Discovery and Follow-up of Four Transiting Short-period Sub-Neptunes Orbiting M dwarfs
Y. Hori, A. Fukui, T. Hirano +100
Sub-Neptunes with are intermediate in size between rocky planets and Neptune-sized planets. The orbital properties and bulk compositions of transiting sub-Neptunes pr…
Density, not radius, separates rocky and water-rich small planets orbiting M dwarf stars
R. Luque, E. Pallé
Exoplanets smaller than Neptune are common around red dwarf stars (M dwarfs), with those that transit their host star constituting the bulk of known temperate worlds amenable for a…
TESS's first planet: a super-Earth transiting the naked-eye star Mensae
D. Gandolfi, O. Barragan, J. Livingston +29
We report on the confirmation and mass determination of Pi Men c, the first transiting planet discovered by NASA's TESS space mission. Pi Men is a naked-eye (V=5.65 mag), quiet G0…
TOI-1749: an M dwarf with a Trio of Planets including a Near-Resonant Pair
A. Fukui, J. Korth, J. H. Livingston +65
We report the discovery of one super-Earth- (TOI-1749b) and two sub-Neptune-sized planets (TOI-1749c and TOI-1749d) transiting an early M dwarf at a distance of 100~pc, which were…
Simultaneous photometric and CARMENES spectroscopic monitoring of fast-rotating M dwarf GJ 3270. Discovery of a post-flare corotating feature
E. N. Johnson, S. Czesla, B. Fuhrmeister +33
Context: Active M dwarfs frequently exhibit large flares, which can pose an existential threat to the habitability of any planet in orbit in addition to making said planets more di…
A planetary system with two transiting mini-Neptunes near the radius valley transition around the bright M dwarf TOI-776
R. Luque, L. M. Serrano, K. Molaverdikhani +63
We report the discovery and characterization of two transiting planets around the bright M1 V star LP 961-53 (TOI-776, J = 8.5 mag, M = 0.54+-0.03 Msun) detected during Sector 10 o…
The HD 260655 system: Two rocky worlds transiting a bright M dwarf at 10 pc
R. Luque, B. J. Fulton, M. Kunimoto +64
We report the discovery of a multi-planetary system transiting the M0 V dwarf HD 260655 (GJ 239, TOI-4599). The system consists of at least two transiting planets, namely HD 260655…
An enhanced slope in the transmission spectrum of the hot Jupiter WASP-104b
G. Chen, E. Palle, H. Parviainen +25
We present the optical transmission spectrum of the hot Jupiter WASP-104b based on one transit observed by the blue and red channels of the DBSP spectrograph at the Palomar 200-inc…
Precise mass determination for the keystone sub-Neptune planet transiting the mid-type M dwarf G 9-40
R. Luque, G. Nowak, T. Hirano +45
Context. Despite being a prominent subset of the exoplanet population discovered in the past three decades, the nature and provenance of sub-Neptune-sized planets are still one of…
Rapid contraction of giant planets orbiting the 20 million-years old star V1298 Tau
A. Suárez Mascareño, M. Damasso, N. Lodieu +41
Current theories of planetary evolution predict that infant giant planets have large radii and very low densities before they slowly contract to reach their final size after about…
TOI-220 : a warm sub-Neptune discovered by TESS
S. Hoyer, D. Gandolfi, D. J. Armstrong +77
In this paper we report the discovery of TOI-220 , a new sub-Neptune detected by the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) and confirmed by radial velocity follow-up obse…
Two super-Earths at the edge of the habitable zone of the nearby M dwarf TOI-2095
F. Murgas, A. Castro-González, E. Pallé +41
The main scientific goal of TESS is to find planets smaller than Neptune around stars that are bright enough to allow for further characterization studies. Given our current instru…
GJ 806 (TOI-4481): A bright nearby multi-planetary system with a transiting hot, low-density super-Earth
E. Palle, J. Orell-Miquel, M. Brady +63
One of the main scientific goals of the TESS mission is the discovery of transiting small planets around the closest and brightest stars in the sky. Here, using data from the CARME…
Is the orbit of the exoplanet WASP-43b really decaying? TESS and MuSCAT2 observations confirm no detection
Z. Garai, T. Pribulla, H. Parviainen +24
Up to now, WASP-12b is the only hot Jupiter confirmed to have a decaying orbit. The case of WASP-43b is still under debate. Recent studies preferred or ruled out the orbital decay…
TOI-757 b: an eccentric transiting mini-Neptune on a 17.5-d orbit
A. Alqasim, N. Grieves, N. M. Rosário +129
We report the spectroscopic confirmation and fundamental properties of TOI-757 b, a mini-Neptune on a 17.5-day orbit transiting a bright star ( mag) discovered by the TESS…
Discovery and mass measurement of the hot, transiting, Earth-sized planet GJ 3929 b
J. Kemmer, S. Dreizler, D. Kossakowski +64
We report the discovery of GJ 3929 b, a hot Earth-sized planet orbiting the nearby M3.5 V dwarf star, GJ 3929 (G 180--18, TOI-2013). Joint modelling of photometric observations fro…
The young HD 73583 (TOI-560) planetary system: Two 10-M mini-Neptunes transiting a 500-Myr-old, bright, and active K dwarf
O. Barragán, D. J. Armstrong, D. Gandolfi +103
We present the discovery and characterisation of two transiting planets observed by \textit{TESS} in the light curves of the young and bright (V=9.67) star HD73583 (TOI-560). We pe…
Masses and compositions of three small planets orbiting the nearby M dwarf L231-32 (TOI-270) and the M dwarf radius valley
Vincent Van Eylen, N. Astudillo-Defru, X. Bonfils +69
We report on precise Doppler measurements of L231-32 (TOI-270), a nearby M dwarf ( pc, M, R), which hosts three transiting p…
Sibling Sub-Neptunes Around Sibling M Dwarfs: TOI-521 and TOI-912
G. Lacedelli, E. Pallé, R. Luque +47
Sub-Neptunes are absent in the Solar System, yet they are commonly found in our Galaxy. They challenge the internal structure models and prompt investigation on their formation, ev…
Precise mass and radius of a transiting super-Earth planet orbiting the M dwarf TOI-1235: a planet in the radius gap?
P. Bluhm, R. Luque, N. Espinoza +78
We report the confirmation of a transiting planet around the bright, inactive M0.5 V star TOI-1235 (TYC 4384-1735-1, V = 11.5 mag), whose transit signal was detected in the photome…
A Small Brown Dwarf in an Aligned Orbit around a Young, Fully-Convective M Star
M. Brady, J. Bean, G. Stefánsson +6
A star's spin-orbit angle can give us insight into a system's formation and dynamical history. In this paper, we use MAROON-X observations of the Rossiter-McLaughlin (RM) effect to…
HD207897 b: A dense sub-Neptune transiting a nearby and bright K-type star
N. Heidari, I. Boisse, J. Orell-Mique +90
We present the discovery and characterization of a transiting sub-Neptune orbiting with a 16.20 day period around a nearby (28 pc) and bright(V=8.37) K0V star HD207897 (TOI-1611).…
Obliquity measurement and atmospheric characterization of the WASP-74 planetary system
R. Luque, N. Casasayas-Barris, H. Parviainen +27
We present new transit observations of the hot Jupiter WASP-74 b ( 1860 K) using the high-resolution spectrograph HARPS-N and the multi-colour simultaneous imag…
An ultra-short-period transiting super-Earth orbiting the M3 dwarf TOI-1685
P. Bluhm, E. Palle, K. Molaverdikhani +51
Dynamical histories of planetary systems, as well as atmospheric evolution of highly irradiated planets, can be studied by characterizing the ultra-short-period planet population,…
The CARMENES search for exoplanets around M dwarfs -- LP 714-47b (TOI 442.01): Populating the Neptune desert
S. Dreizler, I., J. +134
We report the discovery of a Neptune-like planet (LP 714-47 b, P = 4.05204 d, m_b = 30.8 +/- 1.5 M_earth , R_b = 4.7 +/- 0.3 R_earth ) located in the 'hot Neptune desert'. Confirma…
A multiple planet system of super-Earths orbiting the brightest red dwarf star GJ887
S. V. Jeffers, S. Dreizler, J. R. Barnes +29
The nearest exoplanets to the Sun are our best possibilities for detailed characterization. We report the discovery of a compact multi-planet system of super-Earths orbiting the ne…
Improved characterization of the TOI-2141 system: a dense sub-Neptune with non-transiting inner and outer companions
R. Luque, K. W. F. Lam, J. Cabrera +87
We aim to refine the fundamental parameters of the TOI-2141 planetary system, which includes a transiting sub-Neptune orbiting a Sun-like star in a relatively long orbit of 18.26 d…
A new dynamical modeling of the WASP-47 system with CHEOPS observations
V. Nascimbeni, L. Borsato, T. Zingales +80
Among the hundreds of known hot Jupiters (HJs), only five have been found to have companions on short-period orbits. Within this rare class of multiple planetary systems, the archi…
TOI-1416: A system with a super-Earth planet with a 1.07d period
H. J. Deeg, I. Y. Georgieva, G. Nowak +49
TOI 1416 (BD+42 2504, HIP 70705) is a V=10 late G or early K-type dwarf star with transits detected by TESS. Radial velocities verify the presence of the transiting planet TOI-1416…
Discovery of TOI-1260d and the characterisation of the multi-planet system
Kristine W. F. Lam, J. Cabrera, M. J. Hooton +83
We report the discovery of a third planet transiting the star TOI-1260, previously known to host two transiting sub-Neptune planets with orbital periods of 3.127 and 7.493 days, re…
Radial velocity confirmation of K2-100b: a young, highly irradiated, and low density transiting hot Neptune
O. Barragán, S. Aigrain, D. Kubyshkina +37
We present a detailed analysis of HARPS-N radial velocity observations of K2-100, a young and active star in the Praesepe cluster, which hosts a transiting planet with a period of…
K2-290: a warm Jupiter and a mini-Neptune in a triple-star system
M. Hjorth, A. B. Justesen, T. Hirano +41
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 Cam…
TOI-1268b: the youngest, hot, Saturn-mass transiting exoplanet
J. Å ubjak, M. Endl, P. Chaturvedi +41
We report the discovery of TOI-1268b, a transiting Saturn-mass planet from the TESS space mission. With an age of less than one Gyr, derived from various age indicators, TOI-1268b…
Discovery of a transiting hot water-world candidate orbiting Ross 176 with TESS and CARMENES
S. GeraldÃa-González, J. Orell-Miquel, E. Pallé +30
The case of Ross 176 is a late K-type star that hosts a promising water-world candidate planet. The star has a radius of =0.5690.020 and a mass of …
Three planets transiting the evolved star EPIC 249893012: a hot 8.8-M super-Earth and two warm 14.7 and 10.2-M sub-Neptunes
D. Hidalgo, E. Pallé, R. Alonso +57
We report the discovery of a new planetary system with three transiting planets, one super-Earth and two sub-Neptunes, that orbit EPIC\,249893012, a G8\,IV-V evolved star ($M_\star…
Validation of up to seven TESS planet candidates through multi-colour transit photometry using MuSCAT2 data
A. Peláez-Torres, E. Esparza-Borges, E. Pallé +62
The TESS mission searches for transiting exoplanets by monitoring the brightness of hundreds of thousands of stars across the entire sky. M-type planet hosts are ideal targets for…
Revisiting the dynamical masses of the transiting planets in the young AU Mic system: Potential AU Mic b inflation at 20 Myr
M. MallorquÃn, V. J. S. Béjar, N. Lodieu +26
Understanding planet formation is important in the context of the origin of planetary systems in general and of the Solar System in particular, as well as to predict the likelihood…
TOI-1468: A system of two transiting planets, a super-Earth and a mini-Neptune, on opposite sides of the radius valley
P. Chaturvedi, P. Bluhm, E. Nagel +67
We report the discovery and characterization of two small transiting planets orbiting the bright M3.0V star TOI-1468 (LSPM J0106+1913), whose transit signals were detected in the p…
Constraining an exoplanets magnetic field using star-planet interactions
D. Revilla, P. J. Amado, R. Luque +17
Theory predicts that a planet with a sufficiently strong magnetic field orbiting close to its host star could induce star-planet magnetic interactions. This is potentially observab…
TOI-1801 b: A temperate mini-Neptune around a young M0.5 dwarf
M. MallorquÃn, E. Goffo, E. Pallé +79
We report the discovery, mass, and radius determination of TOI-1801 b, a temperate mini-Neptune around a young M dwarf. TOI-1801 b was observed in TESS sectors 22 and 49, and the a…
ESPRESSO Mass determination of TOI-263b: An extreme inhabitant of the brown dwarf desert
E. Palle, R. Luque, M. R. Zapatero Osorio +8
The TESS mission has reported a wealth of new planetary systems around bright and nearby stars amenable for detailed characterization of the planet properties and their atmospheres…
Transmission spectroscopy and Rossiter-McLaughlin measurements of the young Neptune orbiting AU Mic
E. Palle, M Oshagh, N. Casasayas-Barris +8
AU Mic~b is a Neptune size planet on a 8.47-day orbit around the nearest pre-main sequence (20 Myr) star to the Sun, the bright (V=8.81) M dwarf AU Mic. The planet was prelim…
Mass determinations of the three mini-Neptunes transiting TOI-125
L. D. Nielsen, D. Gandolfi, D. J. Armstrong +77
The Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite, TESS, is currently carrying out an all-sky search for small planets transiting bright stars. In the first year of the TESS survey, steady…
A nearby transiting rocky exoplanet that is suitable for atmospheric investigation
T. Trifonov, J. A. Caballero, J. C. Morales +66
Spectroscopy of transiting exoplanets can be used to investigate their atmospheric properties and habitability. Combining radial velocity (RV) and transit data provides additional…
Refining the properties of the TOI-178 system with CHEOPS and TESS
L. Delrez, A. Leleu, A. Brandeker +84
The TOI-178 system consists of a nearby late K-dwarf transited by six planets in the super-Earth to mini-Neptune regime, with orbital periods between 1.9 and 20.7 days. All planets…
CORALIE radial-velocity search for companions around evolved stars (CASCADES) V. Three planetary companions and achievable precision
P. Figueira, E. Fontanet, J. P. Faria +9
Aims. We expand the planetary census around massive stellar hosts through a long-term campaign of high-precision radial velocity (RV) measurements on evolved stars. Methods. We ana…
A planetary system with a sub-Neptune planet in the habitable zone of TOI-2093
J. Sanz-Forcada, E. González-Ãlvarez, M. R. Zapatero Osorio +33
Aims. We aim to confirm and measure the mass of the transiting planet candidate around the K5V star TOI-2093, previously announced by the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TES…
The TOI-763 system: sub-Neptunes orbiting a Sun-like star
M. Fridlund, J. Livingston, D. Gandolfi +51
We report the discovery of a planetary system orbiting TOI-763 (aka CD-39 7945), a , high proper motion G-type dwarf star that was photometrically monitored by the TESS spa…
The obliquity and atmosphere of the ultra-hot Jupiter TOI-1431b (MASCARA-5b): A misaligned orbit and no signs of atomic ormolecular absorptions
M. Stangret, E. Pallé, N. Casasayas-Barris +21
Ultra-hot Jupiters are defined as giant planets with equilibrium temperatures larger than 2000 K. Most of them are found orbiting bright A-F type stars, making them extremely suita…
The Habitability of GJ 357 d : Possible Climates and Observability
L. Kaltenegger, J. Madden, Z. Lin +5
The GJ 357 system harbors 3 planets orbiting a bright, nearby M2.5V star at 9.44pc. The innermost planet GJ 357 b (TOI-562.01) is a hot transiting Earth-size planet with Earth-like…
Planetary system around the nearby M dwarf GJ 357 including a transiting, hot, Earth-sized planet optimal for atmospheric characterization
R. Luque, E. Pallé, D. Kossakowski +73
We report the detection of a transiting Earth-size planet around GJ 357, a nearby M2.5V star, using data from the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS). GJ 357 b (TOI-562.01…
TOI-4438 b: a transiting mini-Neptune amenable to atmospheric characterization
E. Goffo, P. Chaturvedi, F. Murgas +47
We report the confirmation and mass determination of a mini-Neptune transiting the M3.5 V star TOI-4438 (G 182-34) every 7.44 days. A transit signal was detected with NASA's TESS s…
TOI-1130: A photodynamical analysis of a hot Jupiter in resonance with an inner low-mass planet
J. Korth, D. Gandolfi, J. Å ubjak +59
The TOI-1130 is a known planetary system around a K-dwarf consisting of a gas giant planet, TOI-1130 c, on an 8.4-day orbit, accompanied by an inner Neptune-sized planet, TOI-1130…
The CARMENES search for exoplanets around M dwarfs: The warm super-Earths in twin orbits around the mid-type M dwarfs Ross 1020 (GJ 3779) and LP 819-052 (GJ 1265)
R. Luque, G. Nowak, E. Pallé +27
We announce the discovery of two planetary companions orbiting around the low mass stars Ross 1020 (GJ 3779, M4.0V) and LP 819-052 (GJ 1265, M4.5V). The discovery is based on the a…
Architecture of TOI-561 planetary system
G. Piotto, T. Zingales, L. Borsato +89
We present new observations from CHEOPS and TESS to clarify the architecture of the planetary system hosted by the old Galactic thick disk star TOI-561. Our global analysis, which…