Planets around evolved intermediate-mass stars III. Planet candidates and long-term activity signals in six open clusters

Abstract

[abridged]The aim of this work is to search for planets around evolved stars, with a special focus on stars more massive than 2\,M${}_{\odot }$ in light of previous findings that show a drop in planet occurrence around stars above this mass. We used \texttt{kima} to find the Keplerian orbits most capable of explaining the periodic signals observed in RV data. We also studied the variation of stellar activity indicators and photometry in order to discard stellar signals mimicking the presence of planets. We present a planet candidate in the open cluster NGC3680 that orbits the 1.64\,M${}_{\odot }$ star No. 41. The planet has a minimum mass of 5.13M\,${}_J$ and a period of 1155 days. We also present periodic and large-amplitude RV signals of probable stellar origin in two more massive stars (5.84 and 3.05\,M${}_{\odot }$ in the clusters NGC2345 and NGC3532). Finally, using new data, we revise the RV signals of the three stars analysed in our previous paper. We confirm the stellar origin of the signals observed in NGC2423 No. 3 and NGC4349 No. 127. On the other hand, the new data collected for IC4651 No. 9122 (1.79\,M${}_{\odot }$) seem to support the presence of a bona fide planet of 6.22M\,${}_J$ at a period of 744 days, although more data will be needed to discard a possible correlation with the CCF-FWHM. The targets presented in this work showcase the difficulties in interpreting RV data for evolved massive stars. The use of several activity indicators (CCF-FWHM, CCF-BIS, \ha), photometry, and long-term observations (covering several orbital and stellar rotational periods) is required to discern the true nature of the signals. However, in some cases, all this information is insufficient, and the inclusion of additional data -- such as the determination of magnetic field variability or RV points in the near-infrared -- will be necessary to identify the nature of the discovered signals.

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