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

64 citations · 522 across the 30 of their papers we have counts for

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31 papers

astro-ph.EP2025★ 1 cited

The CHEOPS view of HD 95338b: refined transit parameters, and a search for exomoons

Sz. Kálmán, A. E. Simon, A. Deline +90

Despite the ever-increasing number of known exoplanets, no uncontested detections have been made of their satellites, known as exomoons. The quest to find exomoons is at the forefr…

astro-ph.EP2024

Characterisation of the TOI-421 planetary system using CHEOPS, TESS, and archival radial velocity data

A. F. Krenn, D. Kubyshkina, L. Fossati +88

The TOI-421 planetary system contains two sub-Neptune-type planets and is a prime target to study the formation and evolution of planets and their atmospheres. The inner planet is…

astro-ph.EP2024★ 6 cited

Precise characterisation of HD 15337 with CHEOPS: a laboratory for planet formation and evolution

N. M. Rosário, O. D. S. Demangeon, S. C. C. Barros +90

We aim to constrain the internal structure and composition of HD 15337 b and c, two short-period planets situated on opposite sides of the radius valley, using new transit photomet…

astro-ph.EP2024

The tidal deformation and atmosphere of WASP-12b from its phase curve

B. Akinsanmi, S. C. C. Barros, M. Lendl +85

Ultra-hot Jupiters present a unique opportunity to understand the physics and chemistry of planets at extreme conditions. WASP-12b stands out as an archetype of this class of exopl…

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

CHEOPS observations of KELT-20 b/MASCARA-2 b: An aligned orbit and signs of variability from a reflective dayside

V. Singh, G. Scandariato, A. M. S. Smith +87

Occultations are windows of opportunity to indirectly peek into the dayside atmosphere of exoplanets. High-precision transit events provide information on the spin-orbit alignment…

astro-ph.EP2023

Constraining the reflective properties of WASP-178b using Cheops photometry

I. Pagano, G. Scandariato, V. Singh +79

Multiwavelength photometry of the secondary eclipses of extrasolar planets is able to disentangle the reflected and thermally emitted light radiated from the planetary dayside. Thi…

astro-ph.EP2023★ 12 cited

Refining the properties of the TOI-178 system with CHEOPS and TESS

L. Delrez, A. Leleu, A. Brandeker +84

The TOI-178 system consists of a nearby late K-dwarf transited by six planets in the super-Earth to mini-Neptune regime, with orbital periods between 1.9 and 20.7 days. All planets…

astro-ph.EP2023★ 11 cited

CHEOPS and TESS view of the ultra-short period super-Earth TOI-561 b

J. A. Patel, J. A. Egger, T. G. Wilson +75

Ultra-short period planets (USPs) are a unique class of super-Earths with an orbital period of less than a day and hence subject to intense radiation from their host star. While mo…

astro-ph.EP2023★ 23 cited

Investigating the visible phase-curve variability of 55 Cnc e

E. A. Meier Valdés, B. M. Morris, B. -O. Demory +87

55 Cnc e is an ultra-short period super-Earth transiting a Sun-like star. Previous observations in the optical range detected a time-variable flux modulation that is phased with th…

astro-ph.EP2023★ 13 cited

Refined parameters of the HD 22946 planetary system and the true orbital period of planet d

Z. Garai, H. P. Osborn, D. Gandolfi +85

Multi-planet systems are important sources of information regarding the evolution of planets. However, the long-period planets in these systems often escape detection. HD 22946 is…

astro-ph.EP2023★ 25 cited

TOI-5678 b: A 48-day transiting Neptune-mass planet characterized with CHEOPS and HARPS

S. Ulmer-Moll, H. P. Osborn, A. Tuson +92

A large sample of long-period giant planets has been discovered thanks to long-term radial velocity surveys, but only a few dozen of these planets have a precise radius measurement…

astro-ph.EP2023★ 27 cited

A new dynamical modeling of the WASP-47 system with CHEOPS observations

V. Nascimbeni, L. Borsato, T. Zingales +80

Among the hundreds of known hot Jupiters (HJs), only five have been found to have companions on short-period orbits. Within this rare class of multiple planetary systems, the archi…

astro-ph.EP2023★ 10 cited

TOI-1055 b: Neptunian planet characterised with HARPS, TESS, and CHEOPS

A. Bonfanti, D. Gandolfi, J. A. Egger +89

TOI-1055 is a Sun-like star known to host a transiting Neptune-sized planet on a 17.5-day orbit (TOI-1055 b). Radial velocity (RV) analyses carried out by two independent groups us…

astro-ph.EP2023★ 2 cited

Glancing through the debris disk: Photometric analysis of DE Boo with CHEOPS

Á. Boldog, Gy. M. Szabó, L. Kriskovics +76

DE Boo is a unique system, with an edge-on view through the debris disk around the star. The disk, which is analogous to the Kuiper belt in the Solar System, was reported to extend…

astro-ph.EP2023★ 16 cited

A full transit of Lupi d and the search for an exomoon in its Hill sphere with CHEOPS

D. Ehrenreich, L. Delrez, B. Akinsanmi +90

The planetary system around the naked-eye star Lupi (HD 136352; TOI-2011) is composed of three exoplanets with masses of 4.7, 11.2, and 8.6 Earth masses. The TESS and CHEOPS…

astro-ph.EP2023★ 33 cited

The geometric albedo of the hot Jupiter HD 189733b measured with CHEOPS

A. F. Krenn, M. Lendl, J. A. Patel +84

Context. Measurements of the occultation of an exoplanet at visible wavelengths allow us to determine the reflective properties of a planetary atmosphere. The observed occultation…

astro-ph.EP2023★ 19 cited

Hint of an exocomet transit in the CHEOPS lightcurve of HD 172555

F. Kiefer, V. Van Grootel, A. Lecavelier des Etangs +72

HD172555 is a young (20Myr) A7V star surrounded by a 10au wide debris disk suspected to be replenished partly by collisions between large planetesimals. Small eva…

astro-ph.EP2022★ 8 cited

Discovery of TOI-1260d and the characterisation of the multi-planet system

Kristine W. F. Lam, J. Cabrera, M. J. Hooton +83

We report the discovery of a third planet transiting the star TOI-1260, previously known to host two transiting sub-Neptune planets with orbital periods of 3.127 and 7.493 days, re…

astro-ph.EP2022★ 29 cited

Examining the orbital decay targets KELT-9 b, KELT-16 b and WASP-4 b, and the transit-timing variations of HD 97658 b

J. -V. Harre, A. M. S. Smith, S. C. C. Barros +87

Tidal orbital decay is suspected to occur especially for hot Jupiters, with the only observationally confirmed case of this being WASP-12 b. By examining this effect, information o…

astro-ph.EP2022★ 22 cited

55 Cancri e's occultation captured with CHEOPS

B. -O. Demory, S. Sulis, E. Meier Valdes +73

Past occultation and phase-curve observations of the ultra-short period super-Earth 55 Cnc e obtained at visible and infrared wavelengths have been challenging to reconcile with a…

astro-ph.SR2022★ 25 cited

Connecting photometric and spectroscopic granulation signals with CHEOPS and ESPRESSO

S. Sulis, M. Lendl, H. Cegla +83

Stellar granulation generates fluctuations in photometric and spectroscopic data whose properties depend on the stellar type, composition, and evolutionary state. In this study, we…

astro-ph.EP2022★ 3 cited

The effect of collisional erosion on the composition of Earth-analog planets in Grand Tack models: Implications for the formation of the Earth

Allibert L., Siebert J., Charnoz S. +2

Impact-induced erosion of the Earth's early crust during accretion of terrestrial bodies can significantly modify the primordial chemical composition of the Bulk Silicate Earth (BS…

astro-ph.EP2022★ 10 cited

Characterization of the HD 108236 system with CHEOPS and TESS. Confirmation of a fifth transiting planet

S. Hoyer, A. Bonfanti, A. Leleu +87

The HD108236 system was first announced with the detection of four small planets based on TESS data. Shortly after, the transit of an additional planet with a period of 29.54d was…