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astro-ph.EP2026

SOPHIE and TESS characterization of fourteen TESS Objects of Interest: nine planetary systems and five low-mass stellar companions

N. Heidari, G. Hébrard, S. Sousa +61

We present fourteen TESS Objects of Interest (TOIs) from the SOPHIE-TESS follow-up program. Combining TESS photometry, SOPHIE radial velocities (RVs), ground-based photometry, and…

astro-ph.EP2026

A Warm Massive Pair of Planets around TOI-1232 Revealed with Transit-timing Variations and Doppler Spectroscopy

Deyan P. Mihaylov, Jan Eberhardt, Trifon Trifonov +32

TOI-1232 is a G-dwarf star with a mass of , a radius of , and slightly higher metallicity than solar of Fe/H = .…

astro-ph.EP2025

From Earths to Super-Earths: Five New Small Planets Transiting M Dwarf Stars

Jonathan Gomez Barrientos, Heather A. Knutson, Morgan Saidel +39

Earth-sized planets transiting M dwarf stars present one of the best opportunities with current facilities for studying the atmospheric and bulk compositions of terrestrial worlds.…

astro-ph.EP2025

A 43 day transiting Neptune and two 25 day Saturns from TESS, NGTS and ASTEP

Alicia Kendall, Solène Ulmer-Moll, Samuel Gill +53

Beyond orbital periods of 10 days, there is a dearth of known transiting gas giants. On longer orbits, planets are less affected by their host star, and become ideal probes of plan…

astro-ph.EP2025

The TOI-1117 Multi-planetary System: 3 sub-Neptunes, 1 in both the Neptunian Desert and Radius Valley

Isobel S. Lockley, David J. Armstrong, Jorge Fernández Fernández +33

We present the discovery of three sub-Neptune planets around TOI-1117, a Sun-like star with mass , radius , age Gyr and ef…

astro-ph.EP2024★ 11 cited

TESS discovery of two super-Earths orbiting the M-dwarf stars TOI-6002 and TOI-5713 near the radius valley

M. Ghachoui, B. V. Rackham, M. Dévora-Pajares +45

We present the validation of two TESS super-Earth candidates transiting the mid-M dwarfs TOI-6002 and TOI-5713 every 10.90 and 10.44 days, respectively. The first star (TOI-6002) i…

astro-ph.EP2024★ 7 cited

The inflated, eccentric warm Jupiter TOI-4914 b orbiting a metal-poor star, and the hot Jupiters TOI-2714 b and TOI-2981 b

G. Mantovan, T. G. Wilson, L. Borsato +32

Recent observations of giant planets have revealed unexpected bulk densities. Hot Jupiters, in particular, appear larger than expected for their masses compared to planetary evolut…

astro-ph.EP2024★ 4 cited

TOI-3568 b: a super-Neptune in the sub-Jovian desert

E. Martioli, R. P. Petrucci, E. Jofre +42

The sub-Jovian desert is a region in the mass-period and radius-period parameter space, typically encompassing short-period ranges between super-Earths and hot Jupiters, that exhib…

astro-ph.EP2024★ 8 cited

TOI-4336 A b: A temperate sub-Neptune ripe for atmospheric characterization in a nearby triple M-dwarf system

M. Timmermans, G. Dransfield, M. Gillon +54

Small planets transiting bright nearby stars are essential to our understanding of the formation and evolution of exoplanetary systems. However, few constitute prime targets for at…

astro-ph.EP2024★ 1 cited

TESS and ESPRESSO discover a super-Earth and a mini-Neptune orbiting the K-dwarf TOI-238

A. Suárez Mascareño, V. M. Passegger, J. I. González Hernández +53

The number of super-Earth and mini-Neptune planet discoveries has increased significantly in the last two decades thanks to transit and radial velocity surveys. When it is possible…

astro-ph.EP2024

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…

astro-ph.EP2024

TOI-2266 b: a keystone super-Earth at the edge of the M dwarf radius valley

Hannu Parviainen, Felipe Murgas, Emma Esparza-Borges +59

We validate the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) object of interest TOI-2266.01 (TIC 348911) as a small transiting planet (most likely a super-Earth) orbiting a faint M…

astro-ph.EP2023★ 8 cited

A hot mini-Neptune and a temperate, highly eccentric sub-Saturn around the bright K-dwarf TOI-2134

F. Rescigno, G. Hébrard, A. Vanderburg +64

We present the characterisation of an inner mini-Neptune in a 9.22920050.0000063 day orbit and an outer mono-transiting sub-Saturn planet in a 95.50 day orbi…

astro-ph.EP2023

TOI-4600 b and c: Two long-period giant planets orbiting an early K dwarf

Ismael Mireles, Diana Dragomir, Hugh P. Osborn +31

We report the discovery and validation of two long-period giant exoplanets orbiting the early K dwarf TOI-4600 (V=12.6, T=11.9), first detected using observations from the Transiti…

astro-ph.EP2023★ 35 cited

TOI-1130: A photodynamical analysis of a hot Jupiter in resonance with an inner low-mass planet

J. Korth, D. Gandolfi, J. Šubjak +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…

astro-ph.EP2023★ 6 cited

TOI-733 b: a planet in the small-planet radius valley orbiting a Sun-like star

Iskra Y. Georgieva, Carina M. Persson, Elisa Goffo +40

We report the discovery of a hot ( 1055 K) planet in the small planet radius valley transiting the Sun-like star TOI-733, as part of the KESPRINT follow-up pr…

astro-ph.EP2023★ 20 cited

Characterization of a set of small planets with TESS and CHEOPS and an analysis of photometric performance

Dominic Oddo, Diana Dragomir, Alexis Brandeker +41

The radius valley carries implications for how the atmospheres of small planets form and evolve, but this feature is visible only with highly precise characterizations of many smal…

astro-ph.EP2022★ 6 cited

Population Study of Astrophysical False Positive Detections in the Southern PLATO field

J. C. Bray, U. Kolb, P. Rowden +3

For the upcoming PLAnetary Transits and Oscillation of stars (PLATO) satellite mission, a large number of target stars are required to yield a statistically significant number of p…

astro-ph.EP2022★ 3 cited

Validation of TOI-1221 b: A warm sub-Neptune exhibiting TTVs around a Sun-like star

Christopher R. Mann, David Lafrenière, Diana Dragomir +25

We present a validation of the long-period ( days) transiting sub-Neptune planet TOI-1221 b (TIC 349095149.01) around a Sun-like (m=10.5)…

astro-ph.EP2022★ 18 cited

The HD 93963 A transiting system: A 1.04d super-Earth and a 3.65 d sub-Neptune discovered by TESS and CHEOPS

L. M. Serrano, D. Gandolfi, S. Hoyer +109

We present the discovery of two small planets transiting HD 93963A (TOI-1797), a G0\,V star (M=1.109\,\,0.043\,M, R=1.043\,\,0.009\,R) in a visual…

astro-ph.EP2022★ 25 cited

The TESS Grand Unified Hot Jupiter Survey. I. Ten TESS Planets

Samuel W. Yee, Joshua N. Winn, Joel D. Hartman +69

We report the discovery of ten short-period giant planets (TOI-2193A b, TOI-2207 b, TOI-2236 b, TOI-2421 b, TOI-2567 b, TOI-2570 b, TOI-3331 b, TOI-3540A b, TOI-3693 b, TOI-4137 b)…

astro-ph.EP2022★ 27 cited

A low-eccentricity migration pathway for a 13-h-period Earth analogue in a four-planet system

Luisa Maria Serrano, Davide Gandolfi, Alexander J. Mustill +47

It is commonly accepted that exoplanets with orbital periods shorter than 1 day, also known as ultra-short period (USP) planets, formed further out within their natal protoplanetar…

astro-ph.EP2022★ 34 cited

Validation of 13 Hot and Potentially Terrestrial TESS Planets

Steven Giacalone, Courtney D. Dressing, Christina Hedges +108

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) will be able to probe the atmospheres and surface properties of hot, terrestrial planets via emission spectroscopy. We identify 18 potentially…

astro-ph.EP2022★ 39 cited

The TESS-Keck Survey. VIII. Confirmation of a Transiting Giant Planet on an Eccentric 261 day Orbit with the Automated Planet Finder Telescope

Paul A. Dalba, Stephen R. Kane, Diana Dragomir +72

We report the discovery of TOI-2180 b, a 2.8 giant planet orbiting a slightly evolved G5 host star. This planet transited only once in Cycle 2 of the primary Transiting…