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most citedFirst light of the VLT planet finder SPHERE. IV. Physical and chemical properties of the planets around HR8799

146 citations · 692 across the 26 of their papers we have counts for

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27 papers

astro-ph.EP2026

Searching for substellar companion candidates with Gaia. V. M dwarfs within 15 pc studied with absolute astrometry, radial velocities, and direct imaging

F. Destriez, A. -M. Lagrange, G. Hébrard +10

In this work, we survey M-type stars within 15 pc observed by Gaia based on their colour, magnitude, and quality of astrometric data. We aim to detect new substellar companions usi…

astro-ph.EP2025★ 8 cited

Characterization of debris disks observed with SPHERE

N. Engler, J. Milli, N. Pawellek +33

This study aims to characterize debris disks observed with SPHERE across multiple programs, with the goal of identifying systematic trends in disk morphology, dust mass, and grain…

astro-ph.EP2025★ 8 cited

Exomoon search with VLTI/GRAVITY around the substellar companion HD 206893 B

Q. Kral, J. Wang, J. Kammerer +130

Direct astrometric detection of exomoons remains unexplored. This study presents the first application of high-precision astrometry to search for exomoons around substellar compani…

astro-ph.EP2025★ 6 cited

The ExoGRAVITY survey: A K-band spectral library of giant exoplanet and brown dwarf companions

J. Kammerer, T. O. Winterhalder, S. Lacour +106

Direct observations of exoplanet and brown dwarf companions with near-infrared interferometry, first enabled by the dual-field mode of VLTI/GRAVITY, provide unique measurements of…

astro-ph.EP2025

Constraints on the Orbit of the Young Substellar Companion GQ Lup B from High-Resolution Spectroscopy and VLTI/GRAVITY Astrometry

Vidya Venkatesan, S. Blunt, J. J. Wang +99

Understanding the orbits of giant planets is critical for testing planet formation models, particularly at wide separations greater than 10 au where traditional core accretion beco…

astro-ph.EP2025★ 3 cited

The mid-infrared spectrum of Pictoris b. First VLTI/MATISSE interferometric observations of an exoplanet

M. Houllé, F. Millour, P. Berio +46

Few spectra of directly-imaged exoplanets have been obtained in the mid-infrared (> 3 m). This region is particularly rich in molecular spectral signatures, whose measurements c…

astro-ph.EP2025

Orbit and atmosphere of HIP 99770 b through the eyes of VLTI/GRAVITY

T. O. Winterhalder, J. Kammerer, S. Lacour +92

Context: Inferring the likely formation channel of giant exoplanets and brown dwarf companions from orbital and atmospheric observables remains a formidable challenge. Further and…

astro-ph.EP2025★ 7 cited

The SPHERE infrared survey for exoplanets (SHINE). V. Complete observations, data reduction and analysis, detection performances, and final results

A. Chomez, P. Delorme, A. -M. Lagrange +117

During the past decade, state-of-the-art planet-finder instruments like SPHERE@VLT, coupling coronagraphic devices and extreme adaptive optics systems, unveiled, thanks to large su…

astro-ph.IM2024

High contrast at short separation with VLTI/GRAVITY: Bringing Gaia companions to light

N. Pourré, T. O. Winterhalder, J. -B. Le Bouquin +173

Since 2019, GRAVITY has provided direct observations of giant planets and brown dwarfs at separations of down to 95 mas from the host star. Some of these observations have provided…

astro-ph.EP2024★ 5 cited

SPHERE RefPlanets: Search for epsilon Eridani b and warm dust

C. Tschudi, H. M. Schmid, M. Nowak +35

We carried out very deep VLT/SPHERE imaging polarimetry of the nearby system Eps Eri based on 38.5 hours of integration time with a 600 - 900 nm broadband filter to search for pola…

astro-ph.EP2024★ 54 cited

Four-of-a-kind? Comprehensive atmospheric characterisation of the HR 8799 planets with VLTI/GRAVITY

E. Nasedkin, P. Mollière, S. Lacour +95

With four companions at separations from 16 to 71 au, HR 8799 is a unique target for direct imaging, presenting an opportunity for the comparative study of exoplanets with a shared…

astro-ph.EP2024★ 16 cited

Combining Gaia and GRAVITY: Characterising five new Directly Detected Substellar Companions

T. O. Winterhalder, S. Lacour, A. Mérand +96

Precise mass constraints are vital for the characterisation of brown dwarfs and exoplanets. Here we present how the combination of data obtained by Gaia and GRAVITY can help enlarg…

astro-ph.IM2024★ 10 cited

A catalogue of dual-field interferometric binary calibrators

M. Nowak, S. Lacour, R. Abuter +97

Dual-field interferometric observations with VLTI/GRAVITY sometimes require the use of a "binary calibrator", a binary star whose individual components remain unresolved by the int…

astro-ph.EP2023

First VLTI/GRAVITY Observations of HIP 65426 b: Evidence for a Low or Moderate Orbital Eccentricity

S. Blunt, W. O. Balmer, J. J. Wang +95

Giant exoplanets have been directly imaged over orders of magnitude of orbital separations, prompting theoretical and observational investigations of their formation pathways. In t…

astro-ph.SR2023★ 15 cited

VLTI/GRAVITY Observations and Characterization of the Brown Dwarf Companion HD 72946 B

W. O. Balmer, L. Pueyo, T. Stolker +96

Tension remains between the observed and modeled properties of substellar objects, but objects in binary orbits, with known dynamical masses can provide a way forward. HD 72946 B i…

astro-ph.EP2022★ 14 cited

The high-albedo, low polarization disk around HD 114082 harbouring a Jupiter-sized transiting planet

N. Engler, J. Milli, R. Gratton +36

We present new optical and near-IR images of debris disk around the F-type star HD 114082. We obtained direct imaging observations and analysed the TESS photometric time series dat…

astro-ph.EP2022★ 39 cited

Orbital and dynamical analysis of the system around HR 8799. New astrometric epochs from VLT/SPHERE and LBT/LUCI

A. Zurlo, K. Gozdziewski, C. Lazzoni D. Mesa +44

HR\,8799 is a young planetary system composed of 4 planets and a double debris belt. Being the first multi-planetary system discovered with the direct imaging technique, it has bee…

astro-ph.EP2022★ 9 cited

Probing the innermost region of the AU~Microscopii debris disk

A. Gallenne, C. Desgrange, J. Milli +7

AU Mic is a young and nearby M-dwarf star harbouring a circumstellar debris disk and one recently discovered planet on an 8d orbit. Large-scale structures within the disk were also…

astro-ph.EP2022★ 11 cited

Constraining masses and separations of unseen companions to five accelerating nearby stars

D. Mesa, M. Bonavita, S. Benatti +39

Aims. This work aims at constraining the masses and separations of potential substellar companions to five accelerating stars (HIP 1481, HIP 88399, HIP 96334, HIP 30314 and HIP 116…

astro-ph.IM2022★ 16 cited

Calibration of quasi-static aberrations in exoplanet direct-imaging instruments with a Zernike phase-mask sensor. IV. Temporal stability of non-common path aberrations in VLT/SPHERE

A. Vigan, K. Dohlen, M. N'Diaye +12

Coronagraphic imaging of exoplanets using ground-based instruments on large telescopes is intrinsically limited by speckles induced by uncorrected aberrations. These aberrations or…

astro-ph.IM2021★ 4 cited

ISPY -- NaCo Imaging Survey for Planets around Young stars. CenteR: the impact of centering and frame selection

N. Godoy, J. Olofsson, A. Bayo +18

Abridged: Direct imaging has made significant progress over the past decade leading to the detection of several giant planets. Observing strategies and data rates vary from instrum…

astro-ph.EP2021★ 86 cited

The mass of Beta Pictoris c from Beta Pictoris b orbital motion

S. Lacour, J. J. Wang, L. Rodet +96

We aim to demonstrate that the presence and mass of an exoplanet can now be effectively derived from the astrometry of another exoplanet. We combined previous astrometry of Pic…

astro-ph.EP2021★ 27 cited

GRAVITY K-band spectroscopy of HD 206893 B: brown dwarf or exoplanet

J. Kammerer, S. Lacour, T. Stolker +94

We aim to reveal the nature of the reddest known substellar companion HD 206893 B by studying its near-infrared colors and spectral morphology and by investigating its orbital moti…

astro-ph.EP2021★ 70 cited

The SPHERE infrared survey for exoplanets (SHINE) -- II. Observations, Data reduction and analysis Detection performances and early-results

M. Langlois, R. Gratton, A. -M. Lagrange +118

Over the past decades, direct imaging has confirmed the existence of substellar companions (exoplanets or brown dwarfs) on wide orbits (>10 au) from their host stars. To understand…