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most citedRapid contraction of giant planets orbiting the 20 million-years old star V1298 Tau

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astro-ph.EP2025

Giant Outer Transiting Exoplanet Mass (GOTEM) Survey.VII. TOI-6041: a multi-planet system including a warm Neptune exhibiting strong TTVs

N. Heidari, A. Alnajjarine, H. P. Osborn +101

We present the characterization of the TOI-6041 system, a bright () G7-type star hosting at least two planets. The inner planet, TOI-6041b, is a warm Neptune wit…

astro-ph.EP2025

Mass determination of the three long-period Neptune- and sub-Neptune-sized planets transiting TOI-282

A. Barone, F. Rodler, D. Gandolfi +16

TOI-282 is a bright (V=9.38) F8 main-sequence star known to host three transiting long-period (=22.9 d, =56.0 d, and =84.3 d) small ( 2-4 ) p…

astro-ph.EP2025

A planetary system with a sub-Neptune planet in the habitable zone of TOI-2093

J. Sanz-Forcada, E. González-Álvarez, M. R. Zapatero Osorio +33

Aims. We aim to confirm and measure the mass of the transiting planet candidate around the K5V star TOI-2093, previously announced by the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TES…

astro-ph.EP2025★ 1 cited

A four-planet system orbiting the old thick disk star TOI-1203

D. Gandolfi, A. Alnajjarine, L. M. Serrano +120

TOI-1203 is a bright (V=8.6) G3 V star known to host a transiting warm sub-Neptune on a 25.5 d orbit. Here we report on an intensive high-precision radial velocity and photometric…

astro-ph.EP2025

Sibling Sub-Neptunes Around Sibling M Dwarfs: TOI-521 and TOI-912

G. Lacedelli, E. Pallé, R. Luque +47

Sub-Neptunes are absent in the Solar System, yet they are commonly found in our Galaxy. They challenge the internal structure models and prompt investigation on their formation, ev…

astro-ph.EP2025★ 2 cited

A transiting rocky super-Earth and a non-transiting sub-Neptune orbiting the M dwarf TOI-771

G. Lacedelli, E. Pallé, Y. T. Davis +24

The origin and evolution of the sub-Neptune population is a highly debated topic in the exoplanet community. With the advent of JWST, atmospheric studies can now put unprecedented…

astro-ph.EP2025★ 1 cited

TOI-3493 b: A planet with a Neptune-like density transiting a bright G0-type star

P. Chaturvedi, E. Goffo, D. Gandolfi +23

We report the discovery of TOI-3493 b, a sub-Neptune-sized planet on an 8.15-d orbit transiting the bright (V=9.3) G0 star HD 119355 (aka TIC 203377303) initially identified by NAS…

astro-ph.EP2024★ 6 cited

Radii, masses, and transit-timing variations of the three-planet system orbiting the naked-eye star TOI-396

A. Bonfanti, I. Amateis, D. Gandolfi +38

TOI-396 is an F6V star () orbited by three transiting planets. The orbital periods of the two innermost planets are close to the 5:3 commensurability ( d…

astro-ph.EP2024★ 9 cited

Characterisation of TOI-406 as showcase of the THIRSTEE program: A 2-planet system straddling the M-dwarf density gap

G. Lacedelli, E. Pallè, R. Luque +31

The exoplanet sub-Neptune population currently poses a conundrum, as to whether small-size planets are volatile-rich cores without an atmosphere, or rocky cores surrounded by a H-H…

astro-ph.EP2024★ 3 cited

The GAPS Programme at TNG. LIX. A characterisation study of the 300 Myr old multi-planetary system orbiting the star BD+40 2790 (TOI-2076)

M. Damasso, D. Locci, S. Benatti +35

We collected more than 300 high-resolution spectra of the 300 Myr old star BD+40 2790 (TOI-2076) over ~3 years. This star hosts three transiting planets discovered by TESS, with or…

astro-ph.EP2024

TOI-757 b: an eccentric transiting mini-Neptune on a 17.5-d orbit

A. Alqasim, N. Grieves, N. M. Rosário +129

We report the spectroscopic confirmation and fundamental properties of TOI-757 b, a mini-Neptune on a 17.5-day orbit transiting a bright star ( mag) discovered by the TESS…

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.EP2023★ 64 cited

A resonant sextuplet of sub-Neptunes transiting the bright star HD 110067

R. Luque, H. P. Osborn, A. Leleu +149

Planets with radii between that of the Earth and Neptune (hereafter referred to as sub-Neptunes) are found in close-in orbits around more than half of all Sun-like stars. Yet, thei…

astro-ph.EP2023★ 15 cited

TOI-1801 b: A temperate mini-Neptune around a young M0.5 dwarf

M. Mallorquín, E. Goffo, E. Pallé +79

We report the discovery, mass, and radius determination of TOI-1801 b, a temperate mini-Neptune around a young M dwarf. TOI-1801 b was observed in TESS sectors 22 and 49, and the a…

astro-ph.EP2023

TOI-544 b: a potential water-world inside the radius valley in a two-planet system

H. L. M. Osborne, V. Van Eylen, E. Goffo +32

We report on the precise radial velocity follow-up of TOI-544 (HD 290498), a bright K star (V=10.8), which hosts a small transiting planet recently discovered by the Transiting Exo…

astro-ph.EP2021

K2-99 revisited: a non-inflated warm Jupiter, and a temperate giant planet on a 522-d orbit around a subgiant

A. M. S. Smith, S. N. Breton, Sz. Csizmadia +29

We report new photometric and spectroscopic observations of the K2-99 planetary system. Asteroseismic analysis of the short-cadence light curve from K2's Campaign 17 allows us to r…

astro-ph.EP2021★ 51 cited

High-resolution transmission spectroscopy study of ultra-hot Jupiters HAT-P-57b, KELT-17b, KELT-21b, KELT-7b, MASCARA-1b, and WASP-189b

M. Stangret, N. Casasayas-Barris, E. Pallé +5

Ultra-hot jupiters (UHJs) are giant planets on short orbital periods with high equilibrium temperature (T_eq) values. Their hot, extended atmospheres are perfect laboratories for t…

astro-ph.EP2021★ 74 cited

Rapid contraction of giant planets orbiting the 20 million-years old star V1298 Tau

A. Suárez Mascareño, M. Damasso, N. Lodieu +41

Current theories of planetary evolution predict that infant giant planets have large radii and very low densities before they slowly contract to reach their final size after about…

astro-ph.EP2020★ 47 cited

The CARMENES search for exoplanets around M dwarfs -- LP 714-47b (TOI 442.01): Populating the Neptune desert

S. Dreizler, I., J. +134

We report the discovery of a Neptune-like planet (LP 714-47 b, P = 4.05204 d, m_b = 30.8 +/- 1.5 M_earth , R_b = 4.7 +/- 0.3 R_earth ) located in the 'hot Neptune desert'. Confirma…

astro-ph.EP2018★ 19 cited

The GTC exoplanet transit spectroscopy survey X. Stellar spots versus Rayleigh scattering: the case of HAT-P-11b

F. Murgas, G. Chen, E. Pallé +2

Rayleigh scattering in a hydrogen-dominated exoplanet atmosphere can be detected from ground or space based telescopes, however, stellar activity in the form of spots can mimic Ray…

astro-ph.EP2017★ 61 cited

The GTC exoplanet transit spectroscopy survey. VII. Detection of sodium in WASP-52b's cloudy atmosphere

G. Chen, E. Palle, L. Nortmann +3

We report the first detection of sodium absorption in the atmosphere of the hot Jupiter WASP-52b. We observed one transit of WASP-52b with the low-resolution Optical System for Ima…

astro-ph.SR2011★ 33 cited

Young Exoplanet Transit Initiative (YETI)

R. Neuhäuser, R. Errmann, A. Berndt +80

We present the Young Exoplanet Transit Initiative (YETI), in which we use several 0.2 to 2.6m telescopes around the world to monitor continuously young (< 100 Myr), nearby (< 1 kpc…