KRONOS I: The $1-2.8\mu$m JWST Transmission Spectrum of the 23 Myr V1298 Tau c

Abstract

While recent JWST observations of mature super-Earths and sub-Neptunes have frequently revealed featureless transmission spectra, their inflated progenitors offer a unique window into understanding their primordial compositions. As part of the Keys to Revealing the Origin and Nature Of sub-neptune Systems (KRONOS) JWST program, we present the NIRISS/SOSS transmission spectrum of V1298 Tau c, a $\sim$23 Myr super-Earth progenitor orbiting a young Solar analog. We detect H${}_2$O in V1298 Tau c's atmosphere with a ${\log }_{10}$ volume mixing ratio of $-1.83_{-0.77}^{+0.68}$, but no additional molecules from these data alone. We find consistent results for the planetary atmospheric properties in both retrievals with and without informed priors on stellar heterogeneities based on the observed stellar spectrum. We infer an atmospheric metallicity [O/H] of $14.8_{-12.28}^{+56.0}\times$ the solar value. This metallicity is similar to literature measurements for other young planets, including its massive outer companion V1298~Tau~b. In contrast, this measured metallicity is systematically lower than the metallicities of mature planets of similar mass and temperature. Altogether, these results provide tentative but growing evidence that the exoplanet mass--metallicity relation evolves with planetary age.

Accepted for publication in The Astronomical Journal. 33 pages, 15 figures

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