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most citedDirect imaging discovery of a super-Jovian around the young Sun-like star AF Leporis

77 citations · 81 across the 13 of their papers we have counts for

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14 papers

astro-ph.EP2026

Astrometric Evidence for Outer Giant Planets in Known Exoplanet Systems

Clarissa R. Do Ó, William Thompson, Dori Blakely +19

Outer giant planets can influence the formation and dynamical evolution of their planetary systems. However, their long orbital periods make them difficult to detect using transit…

astro-ph.EP2026

A Candidate Innermost Fifth Planet In the HR 8799 System Revealed By JWST NIRISS Aperture Masking Interferometry

Jayke S. Nguyen, Louis Desdoigts, Alexandra Z. Greenbaum +20

We detect a candidate fifth planet in the HR 8799 system, directly imaged with the JWST/NIRISS Aperture Masking Interferometer (AMI). The detected source lies just above a con…

astro-ph.EP2026

Finding Habitable Exoplanets with Binary Relative Astrometry: Planet Detection and Characterization with the Microarcsecond Astrometric Retrieval Algorithm (MARA)

William Roberson, Eric L. Nielsen, Jessie L. Christiansen +8

Binary relative astrometry is a technique to search for rocky planets in the habitable zone of nearby binary stars using 1D relative astrometry at the microarcsecond level. This un…

astro-ph.EP2026

Searching for Habitable Exoplanets with Relative Astrometry (SHERA). I. The Case for Searching for Planets in Binary Star Systems

Jessie L. Christiansen, Eric E. Mamajek, Gautam Vasisht +14

Discovering Earth-like planets orbiting Sun-like stars was identified as a priority science goal of the Astronomy 2020 Decadal Survey. It is confounded by many factors, one of whic…

astro-ph.SR2026

The Companions to B and A Stars Snapshot (C-BASS) Survey: I. Discovery of a Young Brown Dwarf Companion to HIP 17453

Marah Brinjikji, Adam J. Smith, Jennifer Patience +26

We report the detection of a new brown dwarf companion to HIP 17453 A, a chemically peculiar A0V star located at a distance of 81 pc. HIP 17453 A was observed with high-resolution…

astro-ph.EP2026

A Century of Radial Velocity and Astrometric Monitoring of 70 Oph AB: New PFS Data and Constraints on Planetary Companions

Yiting Li, Michael R. Meyer, Skylar D'Angiolillo +29

At a distance of 5.1 pc, the 70 Oph AB binary star system is one of the most favorable targets for future direct imaging and astrometry missions surveying mature, terrestrial plane…

astro-ph.EP2026

Worlds Next Door. IV. Mapping the Late Stages of Giant Planet Evolution with a Precise Dynamical Mass and Luminosity for Ind Ab

Aniket Sanghi, William Thompson, James Mang +21

We present new JWST/NIRCam 4-5 m (F410M, F430M) and JWST/MIRI 18-25 m (F1800W, F2100W, F2550W) imaging detections of the nearby (3.6 pc) cold (275 K) gas giant exoplanet …

astro-ph.EP2026

Dynamical Mass Constraints on Transition Disk Perturbers with the G23H Catalog

Dori Blakely, William Thompson, Doug Johnstone +14

We present dynamical mass constraints on perturbers in 11 transition disk systems using a novel combination of calibrated Hipparcos and Gaia absolute astrometry data. Out of the sa…

astro-ph.EP2026

Detecting and Characterizing Companions with a Calibrated Gaia DR2, DR3, and Hipparcos Catalog (G23H)

William Thompson, Dori Blakely, Jerry W. Xuan +16

Gaia DR4 epoch astrometry will enable the detection of thousands of exoplanets through astrometric motion. Here, we present a composite catalog and modeling framework that extracts…

astro-ph.EP2025★ 3 cited

HD 143811 AB b: A Directly Imaged Planet Orbiting a Spectroscopic Binary in Sco-Cen

Nathalie K. Jones, Jason J. Wang, Eric L. Nielsen +51

We present confirmation of HD 143811 AB b, a substellar companion to spectroscopic binary HD 143811 AB through direct imaging with the Gemini Planet Imager (GPI) and Keck NIRC2. HD…

astro-ph.EP2025

Characterization of the Host Binary of the Directly Imaged Exoplanet HD 143811 AB b

Anne E. Peck, William Roberson, Eric L. Nielsen +50

HD~143811~AB is the host star to the directly imaged planet HD~143811~AB~b, which was recently discovered using data from the Gemini Planet Imager and Keck NIRC2. A member of the S…

astro-ph.SR2025★ 1 cited

Apache Point Observatory follow-up of ACcelerating Candidate ExopLanet host Stars (APO ACCELS): Ages for 166 Accelerating Stars in the Northern Hemisphere

Anne E. Peck, Eric L. Nielsen, Robert J. De Rosa +14

Directly imaged substellar companions with well-constrained ages and masses serve as vital empirical benchmarks for planet formation and evolution models. Potential benchmark compa…

astro-ph.SR2023

CD-27 11535: Evidence for a Triple System in the Pictoris Moving Group

Andrew D. Thomas, Eric L. Nielsen, Robert J. De Rosa +20

We present new spatially resolved astrometry and photometry of the CD-27 11535 system, a member of the Pictoris moving group consisting of two resolved K-type stars on a …

astro-ph.EP2023★ 77 cited

Direct imaging discovery of a super-Jovian around the young Sun-like star AF Leporis

Robert J. De Rosa, Eric L. Nielsen, Zahed Wahhaj +5

(abridged) Expanding the sample of directly imaged companions to nearby, young stars that are amenable to detailed astrometric and spectroscopic studies is critical for the continu…