TOI-431/HIP 26013: a super-Earth and a sub-Neptune transiting a bright, early K dwarf, with a third RV planet

Abstract

We present the bright (V${}_{mag}=9.12$), multi-planet system TOI-431, characterised with photometry and radial velocities. We estimate the stellar rotation period to be $30.5\pm 0.7$ days using archival photometry and radial velocities. TOI-431b is a super-Earth with a period of 0.49 days, a radius of 1.28 $\pm$ 0.04 R${}_{\oplus }$, a mass of $3.07\pm 0.35$ M${}_{\oplus }$, and a density of $8.0\pm 1.0$ g cm${}^{-3}$; TOI-431d is a sub-Neptune with a period of 12.46 days, a radius of $3.29\pm 0.09$ R${}_{\oplus }$, a mass of $9.90_{-1.49}^{+1.53}$ M${}_{\oplus }$, and a density of $1.36\pm 0.25$ g cm${}^{-3}$. We find a third planet, TOI-431c, in the HARPS radial velocity data, but it is not seen to transit in the TESS light curves. It has an $M\sin i$ of $2.83_{-0.34}^{+0.41}$ M${}_{\oplus }$, and a period of 4.85 days. TOI-431d likely has an extended atmosphere and is one of the most well-suited TESS discoveries for atmospheric characterisation, while the super-Earth TOI-431b may be a stripped core. These planets straddle the radius gap, presenting an interesting case-study for atmospheric evolution, and TOI-431b is a prime TESS discovery for the study of rocky planet phase curves.

21 pages, 11 figures, 3 appendices, accepted for publication in MNRAS

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