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

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 $R_{\odot }$, 1.15 $M_{\odot }$, 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 \Pb\ and radius of $3.41_{-0.12}^{+0.14}$ $R_{\oplus }$ for the inner planet, and a period in the range 19.26-35 days and a radius of $5.83_{-0.14}^{+0.14}$ $R_{\oplus }$ 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 $11.56_{-6.14}^{+6.58}$ $M_{\oplus }$, and allow us to place an upper limit of $27.5$ $M_{\oplus }$ (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 characterisation and comparative planetology.

Accepted for publication in MNRAS (15 pages, 10 figures, 3 tables)

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