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astro-ph.EP2026

The GAPS Programme at TNG. LXXX. Characterisation of the 400 Myr old multi-planet system K2-233

V. Fardella, S. Benatti, R. Spinelli +27

Understanding exoplanet physical properties is crucial for characterising their atmospheres and internal composition. Precise planetary masses are essential for constraining bulk d…

astro-ph.EP2026

The GAPS programme at TNG LXXIX. New mass constraints for the infant planets in the V1298 Tau system through a long-term radial velocity monitoring with HARPS-N

M. Damasso, P. Leonardi, L. Borsato +26

We aim to constrain the dynamical masses of the four confirmed transiting planets orbiting the infant ( Myr) star V1298,Tau (orbital periods 24.1 d, 8.2…

astro-ph.EP2026

The Hot Neptune Initiative (HONEI) III. An ultra-hot super Neptune orbiting the metal-rich subgiant star TOI-5646: the largest host for a desert dweller

L. Mancini, F. Manni, D. Kubyshkina +25

We report the confirmation of the TESS transiting-planet candidate orbiting the metal-rich F8\,IV-V subgiant star TOI-5646 (V=11.38 mag; T=6136 K). The planetary nature of TOI-5646…

astro-ph.EP2026

Refined parameters, formation, and dynamical stability of the wild exoplanet system K2-312=HD 80653

L. Naponiello, E. Poretti, K. Rice +24

The architecture of planetary systems hosting ultra-short-period (USP) planets is a key diagnostic for understanding formation and migration scenarios. The presence of outer giant…

astro-ph.EP2026

The GAPS programme at TNG: LXXVI. TOI-1533: a compact system hosting a super-Neptune-mass pair with disparate radii

G. Mantovan, V. Nascimbeni, S. Desidera +49

The present-day architecture of planetary systems contains information about their formation and migration histories. The origin of hot Jupiters (HJs, P 10 d, $R_{\rm p}…

astro-ph.EP2026

The GAPS Programme with HARPS-N at TNG LXXVII. Occurrence rates of small close-in planets in the presence of cold Jupiters

A. Ruggieri, S. Desidera, M. Pinamonti +18

Context. The architecture of our Solar System, with inner small planets (ISPs) and outer giants, may or may not be common. Understanding whether a correlation exists between ISPs a…

astro-ph.EP2026

The GAPS Programme at TNG LXXIV. A reanalysis of the planetary systems TOI-1272 and TOI-1694 with HARPS-N and retraction of the planetary interpretation of TOI-1272 c

L. Mancini, L. Naponiello, M. Damasso +14

Hot Neptunes are close-in exoplanets that occupy a sparsely populated region of parameter space known as the "hot-Neptune desert". Their presence in this extreme environment is puz…

astro-ph.EP2026

The GAPS programme at TNG LXXV. Validating and confirming Gaia substellar astrometric candidates with HARPS-N

D. Barbato, M. Pinamonti, A. Sozzetti +22

The astrometric measurements provided by the Gaia space mission represent a key advancement in the search and characterization of exoplanets, helping in particular to solve the mas…

astro-ph.EP2026★ 2 cited

A tidally detached super Neptune on a strongly misaligned retrograde orbit

G. Mantovan, L. Malavolta, A. F. Lanza +18

The obliquity between a planet's orbital axis and its host star's spin axis provides crucial insights into planetary formation and migration. Planets with scaled semi-major axes ($…

astro-ph.EP2026

The GAPS Programme at TNG. LXXIII. Confirmation of the hot sub-Neptune TOI-4602 b (HD 25295 b), a key target for future atmospheric characterization

C. Di Maio, S. Benatti, D. Locci +25

Precise mass and radius measurements of small, transitional exoplanets, such as super-Earths and sub-Neptunes, are essential to constrain their bulk density and formation history,…

astro-ph.EP2026★ 1 cited

A distant brown dwarf coplanar to a warm Jupiter and a hot super-Earth

Matías I. Jones, Luca Naponiello, Trifon Trifonov +21

In transiting planetary systems, in which planetary sizes are accurately determined from transit observations, the presence of transit-timing variations (TTVs), especially when com…

astro-ph.EP2026★ 2 cited

The GAPS programme at TNG LXX. HD 128717 B/Gaia-6 B: a long-period eccentric low-mass brown dwarf from astrometry and radial velocities

M. Pinamonti, A. Sozzetti, D. Barbato +24

The transition regime between giant planets (GPs) and brown dwarfs (BDs) is still an open subject of study in exoplanetary science. A complete understanding of the population of lo…

astro-ph.EP2025★ 2 cited

A 34.6-day transiting sub-Neptune in the TOI-1422 planetary system

L. Naponiello, P. Leonardi, M. Damasso +9

TOI-1422 is a G2 V star ( mag) known to host a warm Neptune-sized planet, TOI-1422 b, with a mass and radius of about and , on a circular orbit…

astro-ph.EP2025

HARPS-N, TESS, and CHEOPS discover a transiting sub-Neptune and two outer companions around the bright solar analogue HD 85426

F. Lienhard, A. Mortier, A. Collier Cameron +96

We provide a detailed characterisation of the planetary system orbiting HD 85426 (TOI-1774). This bright G-type star (: 0.99 ; : 1.13 $\text{R…

astro-ph.SR2025★ 3 cited

A Decade of Solar High-Fidelity Spectroscopy and Precise Radial Velocities from HARPS-N

X. Dumusque, K. Al Moulla, M. Cretignier +53

We recently released 10 years of HARPS-N solar telescope and the goal of this manuscript is to present the different optimisations made to the data reduction, to describe data cura…

astro-ph.EP2025★ 1 cited

ARDENT: A Python package for fast dynamical detection limits with radial velocities

Manu Stalport, Michaël Cretignier, Luca Naponiello +1

The architecture of planetary systems is a key piece of information to our understanding of their formation and evolution. This information also allows us to place the Solar System…

astro-ph.EP2025

The HD 60779 Planetary System: A Transiting Sub-Neptune on a 30-day Orbit and a More Massive Outer World

Victoria DiTomasso, David Charbonneau, Andrew Vanderburg +37

We present the discovery of the planetary system orbiting the bright (V = 7.2), nearby (35 pc), Sun-like star HD 60779, which has a mass of 1.050 +/- 0.044 solar masses and a radiu…

astro-ph.EP2025

The GAPS Programme at TNG LXVIII. Characterization of the outer substellar companion around HD 72659 with a multi-technique approach

A. Ruggieri, A. Sozzetti, S. Desidera +23

Before discovering the first exoplanets, the Radial Velocity (RV) method had been used for decades to discover binary stars. Despite significant advancements in this technique, it…

astro-ph.EP2025

Discovery of a multi-planetary system orbiting the aged Sun-like star HD 224018

M. Damasso, L. Naponiello, A. Anna John +22

In 2016, Kepler/K2 detected a system of two sub-Neptunes transiting the star HD 224018, one of them showing a mono-transit event. In 2017, we began a spectroscopic follow-up with H…

astro-ph.EP2025

The Hot Neptune Initiative (HONEI) II. TOI-5795 b: A hot super-Neptune orbiting a metal-poor star

F. Manni, L. Naponiello, L. Mancini +31

The formation of Neptune planets with orbital periods less than 10\,days remains uncertain. They might have developed similarly to longer-period counterparts, emerged from rare col…

astro-ph.EP2025★ 2 cited

The mass of the exo-Venus Gliese 12 b, as revealed by HARPS-N, ESPRESSO, and CARMENES

Daisy A. Turner, Yoshi Nike Emilia Eschen, Felipe Murgas +60

Small temperate planets are prime targets for exoplanet studies due to their possible similarities with the rocky planets in the Solar System. M dwarfs are promising hosts since th…

astro-ph.EP2025★ 14 cited

Cold Jupiters and small planets: Friends, foes, or indifferent? A search for correlations with the largest exoplanet samples

A. S. Bonomo, L. Naponiello, E. Pezzetta +4

Determining whether there is any correlation between the presence of short-period small planets (SPs) with () and and that…

astro-ph.EP2025★ 6 cited

The Hot-Neptune Initiative (HONEI) I. Two hot sub-Neptunes on a close-in, eccentric orbit (TOI-5800 b) and a farther-out, circular orbit (TOI-5817 b)

L. Naponiello, S. Vissapragada, A. S. Bonomo +37

Neptune-sized exoplanets are key targets for atmospheric studies, yet their formation and evolution remain poorly understood due to their diverse characteristics and limited sample…

astro-ph.EP2025★ 6 cited

In-depth characterization of the Kepler-10 three-planet system with HARPS-N radial velocities and Kepler transit timing variations

A. S. Bonomo, L. Borsato, V. M. Rajpaul +25

The old G3V star Kepler-10 is known to host two transiting planets, the ultra-short-period super-Earth Kepler-10b ( d; ) and the long-period s…