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astro-ph.EP2026

SOPHIE and TESS characterization of fourteen TESS Objects of Interest: nine planetary systems and five low-mass stellar companions

N. Heidari, G. Hébrard, S. Sousa +61

We present fourteen TESS Objects of Interest (TOIs) from the SOPHIE-TESS follow-up program. Combining TESS photometry, SOPHIE radial velocities (RVs), ground-based photometry, and…

astro-ph.EP2026

Migration and Evolution of giant ExoPlanets (MEEP). III. Twenty-Nine Giant Planets from the TESS Mission

Jack Schulte, Joseph E. Rodriguez, David W. Latham +97

We present the discovery and characterization of 29 hot and warm Jupiter systems transiting bright () FGK stars using TESS data and ground-based photometry and spectrosco…

astro-ph.EP2026

Correcting stellar contamination in transmission spectroscopy with contemporaneous monitoring: Application to GJ 1214 b

Ò. Porqueras-León, M. Perger, J. C. Morales +19

Transmission spectroscopy has emerged as an essential tool for characterising the atmospheres of transiting exoplanets. However, stellar surface inhomogeneities contaminate transmi…

astro-ph.EP2026

Mass constraints for the K2-223 system planets: An ultra-short-period sub-Earth, a short-period super-Earth, and a tentative long-period giant planet

Dawid Jankowski, Grzegorz Nowak, Gaia Lacedelli +23

We present mass constraints of two short-period Earth-sized planets transiting K2-223 based on high-precision radial velocity measurements from HARPS-N and ESPRESSO, as well as a t…

astro-ph.SR2026

Conspicuous Gas, Cryptic Dust: Spectroscopy and Chromaticity of Complex Periodic Variables

Luke G. Bouma, Facundo Perez Paolino, Lynne A. Hillenbrand +17

Complex periodic variables (CPVs) are young low-mass stars whose light curves show periodic dips indicative of transiting corotating material. The origin and composition of this ma…

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

A Pair of Warm Saturn-mass Planets near the 2:1 Mean Motion Resonance around TOI-3850

Sean Collins, Michelle Kunimoto, Nicolas B. Cowan +24

Warm Jupiters, with orbital periods of -- and radii exceeding , are a relatively understudied class of exoplanets occupying the parameter space bet…

astro-ph.EP2026

CAFE follow-up of TESS hot Jupiter candidates left behind: I. Five newly confirmed planets and a false positive

J. Lillo-Box, C. Cifuentes, O. Balsalobre-Ruza +56

Hot Jupiters are key targets for understanding planet formation, migration, and atmospheres. Yet, most ground-based follow-up resources for the TESS mission are focused on confirmi…

astro-ph.EP2026

Stellar Multiplicity of M Dwarfs with Short-period Giant Planets, and the Characterization of TOI-5628Ab

Tianjun Gan, Alexandrine L'Heureux, Charles Cadieux +33

Binary stars are ubiquitous, yet it remains unclear how wide-orbit stellar companions influence the formation of hot Jupiters, particularly around M dwarfs. Here, we first report t…

astro-ph.EP2026

TOI-6884b: A low-mass brown dwarf transiting a slightly evolved star

Akanksha Khandelwal, Shubhendra Nath Das, Rishikesh Sharma +42

We report the discovery of a low-mass transiting brown dwarf orbiting TOI-6884 (TIC~156514476, ) from NASA's \textit{Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite} (\text…

astro-ph.EP2026

Stellar Obliquities of Young Systems, Atmospheres Undergoing Contraction and Escape (SOYSAUCE) II: a 135 Myr planet on an aligned orbit with transit timing variations

Madyson G. Barber, Andrew W. Mann, Sydney Vach +16

Young planets (<1 Gyr) provide opportunities to directly probe planet formation and evolution processes in action. However, due to heightened stellar activity, there is a lack of k…

astro-ph.EP2026

The mass of TOI-1883 b: A low density super-Neptune in the ridge regime transiting an early-M dwarf

Izuru Fukuda, Norio Narita, Akihiko Fukui +36

Recent large-scale transit surveys conducted by space telescopes such as Kepler and TESS have revealed a vast number of exoplanets, uncovering the diversity of their population. On…

astro-ph.EP2026

TOI-2147 b and TOI-6019 b: Two eccentric warm Jupiters detected and characterized with TESS and MaHPS

Luis Thomas, Louise D. Nielsen, Hanna Kellermann +36

The population of Jupiter-sized exoplanets with orbital periods between 10 and 200 days (WJs) exhibits a broad range of orbital eccentricities and system architectures, suggesting…

astro-ph.EP2026

Optical transmission spectrum of HAT-P-47b: evidence for aerosols and tentative TiO absorption

Wan-Hao Wang, Guo Chen, Fei Yan +5

Transmission spectroscopy enables the characterization of exoplanet atmospheres by probing absorption features in their terminator regions. In the optical, it is particularly sensi…

astro-ph.SR2026

Orbital motion and dynamical mass of the complex periodic variable binary system 2MASS J05082729-2101444

S. Curiel, G. N. Ortiz-León, V. J. S. Béjar +22

We used very long baseline interferometry to constrain the orbit of the binary system 2MASS J05082729-2101444. We observed the system with the VLBA in three epochs at a frequency o…

astro-ph.EP2026★ 1 cited

Uncovering the Rapidly Evolving Orbits of the Dynamic TOI-201 System

Ismael Mireles, Solène Ulmer-Moll, Donald Liveoak +47

Studying planetary interactions in exoplanet systems informs theories of planet formation and evolution, providing essential context for understanding our own solar system. We comb…

astro-ph.EP2026

A gem system with a lava world and a habitable zone sub-Neptune orbiting TOI-1752

A. Peláez-Torres, F. J. Pozuelos, G. Morello +47

The Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) has delivered a large number of transiting planet candidates around nearby stars by identifying periodic decreases in stellar brigh…

astro-ph.EP2026

TOI-4616 b: a benchmark Earth-sized planet transiting a nearby M4 dwarf

F. Zong Lang, B. O. Demory, Y. Gomez Maqueo Chew +44

Rocky exoplanets are particularly abundant around M-type stars. Their small radii and low luminosities provide favourable conditions for detecting transiting terrestrial planets an…

astro-ph.EP2026★ 1 cited

An Adolescent and Near-Resonant Planetary System Near the End of Photoevaporation

Mu-Tian Wang, Fei Dai, Hui-Gen Liu +28

Young exoplanets provide vital insights into the early dynamical and atmospheric evolution of planetary systems. Many multi-planet systems younger than 100 Myr exhibit mean-motion…

astro-ph.EP2026

TOI-7169 b: A Hot Jupiter Transiting a Metal-Poor Star

Joshua D. Simon, Joseph E. Rodriguez, Jhon Yana Galarza +38

Most known planets are found around metal-rich host stars, which has made it difficult to determine whether a lower metallicity limit for planet formation exists and how the proper…

astro-ph.EP2026★ 1 cited

Gas-depleted planet formation occurred in the four-planet system around the red dwarf LHS 1903

Thomas G. Wilson, Anna M. Simpson, Andrew Collier Cameron +173

Small exoplanet radii show two populations, referred to as super-Earths and sub-Neptunes, separated by a gap known as the radius valley. This may be produced by the removal of atmo…

astro-ph.EP2026

The Orbital Eccentricity--Radius Distribution for Warm, Single Planets in TESS

Tyler R. Fairnington, Jiayin Dong, Chelsea X. Huang +40

We characterize the radius-dependent eccentricity distribution of 219 warm (P = 8--50 days) systems with only one transiting planetary candidate identified during Sectors 1-69 of t…

astro-ph.EP2026★ 1 cited

Evidence for stellar contamination and water absorption in NGTS-5b's transmission spectra with GTC/OSIRIS

Wan-Hao Wang, Guo Chen, Chengzi Jiang +3

Transmission spectroscopy serves as a valuable tool for probing atmospheric absorption features in the terminator regions of exoplanets. Stellar surface heterogeneity can introduce…

astro-ph.EP2026★ 12 cited

A young progenitor for the most common planetary systems in the Galaxy

John H. Livingston, Erik A. Petigura, Trevor J. David +39

The Galaxy's most common known planetary systems have several Earth-to-Neptune-size planets in compact orbits. At small orbital separations, larger planets are less common than the…