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A Stringent Test of Magnetic Models of Stellar Evolution
Guillermo Torres, Gregory A. Feiden, Andrew Vanderburg +1
Main-sequence stars with convective envelopes often appear larger and cooler than predicted by standard models of stellar evolution for their measured masses. This is believed to b…
The TESS Faint Star Search: 1,617 TOIs from the TESS Primary Mission
Michelle Kunimoto, Tansu Daylan, Natalia Guerrero +10
We present the detection of 1,617 new transiting planet candidates, identified in the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) full-frame images (FFIs) observed during the Prim…
A 2+1+1 quadruple star system containing the most eccentric, low-mass, short-period, eclipsing binary known
E. Han, S. A. Rappaport, A. Vanderburg +12
We present an analysis of a newly discovered 2+1+1 quadruple system with TESS containing an unresolved eclipsing binary (EB) as part of TIC 121088960 and a close neighbor TIC 12108…
Triply eclipsing triple stars in the northern TESS fields: TICs 193993801, 388459317 and 52041148
T. Borkovits, T. Mitnyan, S. A. Rappaport +23
In this work we report the discovery and analysis of three new triply eclipsing triple star systems found with the TESS mission during its observations of the northern skies: TICs…
K2-79b and K2-222b: Mass measurements of two small exoplanets with periods beyond 10 days that overlap with periodic magnetic activity signals
Chantanelle Nava, Mercedes López-Morales, Annelies Mortier +28
We present mass and radius measurements of K2-79b and K2-222b, two transiting exoplanets orbiting active G-type stars. Their respective 10.99d and 15.39d orbital periods fall near…
TOI-712: a system of adolescent mini-Neptunes extending to the habitable zone
Sydney Vach, Samuel N. Quinn, Andrew Vanderburg +40
As an all-sky survey, NASA's mission is able to detect the brightest and rarest types of transiting planetary systems, including young planets that enable study of the evolu…
TOI-2076 and TOI-1807: Two young, comoving planetary systems within 50 pc identified by TESS that are ideal candidates for further follow-up
Christina Hedges, Alex Hughes, Steven Giacalone +42
We report the discovery of two planetary systems around comoving stars; TOI-2076 (TIC 27491137) and TOI-1807 (TIC 180695581). TOI-2076 is a nearby (41.9 pc) multi-planetary system…
An Edge-On Orbit for the Eccentric Long-Period Planet HR 5183 b
Alexander Venner, Logan A. Pearce, Andrew Vanderburg
The long-period giant planet HR 5183 b has one of the most extreme orbits among exoplanets known to date, and represents a test for models of their dynamical evolution. In this wor…
The obliquity of HIP 67522 b: a 17 Myr old transiting hot Jupiter-sized planet
Alexis Heitzmann, George Zhou, Samuel N. Quinn +7
HIP 67522 b is a 17 Myr old, close-in ( d), Jupiter-sized () transiting planet orbiting a Sun like star in the Sco-Cen OB association. We presen…
First Doppler Limits on Binary Planets and Exomoons in the HR 8799 System
Andrew Vanderburg, Joseph E. Rodriguez
We place the first constraints on binary planets and exomoons from Doppler monitoring of directly imaged exoplanets. We model radial velocity observations of HR 8799 b, c, and d fr…
Gemini/GMOS Transmission Spectroscopy of the Grazing Planet Candidate WD 1856+534 b
Siyi Xu, Hannah Diamond-Lowe, Ryan J. MacDonald +12
WD 1856+534 b is a Jupiter-sized, cool giant planet candidate transiting the white dwarf WD 1856+534. Here, we report an optical transmission spectrum of WD 1856+534 b obtained fro…
Mysterious Dust-emitting Object Orbiting TIC 400799224
Brian P. Powell, Veselin Kostov, Saul Rappaport +24
We report the discovery of a unique object of uncertain nature -- but quite possibly a disintegrating asteroid or minor planet -- orbiting one star of the widely separated binary T…
The LHS 1678 System: Two Earth-Sized Transiting Planets and an Astrometric Companion Orbiting an M Dwarf Near the Convective Boundary at 20 pc
Michele L. Silverstein, Joshua E. Schlieder, Thomas Barclay +48
We present the TESS discovery of the LHS 1678 (TOI-696) exoplanet system, comprised of two approximately Earth-sized transiting planets and a likely astrometric brown dwarf orbitin…
Eclipsing binaries in the open cluster Ruprecht 147. IV: The active triple system EPIC 219511354
Guillermo Torres, Andrew Vanderburg, Jason L. Curtis +2
We report follow-up spectroscopic observations of the 1.62 day, K-type, detached, active, near-circular, double-lined eclipsing binary EPIC 219511354 in the open cluster Ruprecht 1…
Giants Transiting Giants I: A Non-inflated Hot Jupiter Orbiting a Massive Subgiant
Nicholas Saunders, Samuel K. Grunblatt, Daniel Huber +27
While the population of confirmed exoplanets continues to grow, the sample of confirmed transiting planets around evolved stars is still limited. We present the discovery and confi…
The K2 Galactic Archaeology Program Data Release 3: Age-abundance patterns in C1-C8 and C10-C18
Joel C. Zinn, Dennis Stello, Yvonne Elsworth +28
We present the third and final data release of the K2 Galactic Archaeology Program (K2 GAP) for Campaigns C1-C8 and C10-C18. We provide asteroseismic radius and mass coefficients,…
A long-period substellar object exhibiting a single transit in Kepler
Samuel N. Quinn, Saul Rappaport, Andrew Vanderburg +11
We report the detection of a single transit-like signal in the Kepler data of the slightly evolved F star KIC4918810. The transit duration is ~45 hours, and while the orbital perio…
Recurring Planetary Debris Transits and Circumstellar Gas around White Dwarf ZTF J03281219
Zachary P. Vanderbosch, Saul Rappaport, Joseph A. Guidry +14
We present follow-up photometry and spectroscopy of ZTF J03281219 strengthening its status as a white dwarf exhibiting transiting planetary debris. Using TESS and Zwicky Transie…
TESS and HARPS reveal two sub-Neptunes around TOI 1062
J. F. Otegi, F. Bouchy, R. Helled +46
The Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (\textit{TESS}) mission was designed to perform an all-sky search of planets around bright and nearby stars. Here we report the discovery…
True masses of the long-period companions to HD 92987 and HD 221420 from Hipparcos-Gaia astrometry
Alexander Venner, Andrew Vanderburg, Logan A. Pearce
The extensive timespan of modern radial velocity surveys has made the discovery of long-period substellar companions more common in recent years, however measuring the true masses…
The TESS Objects of Interest Catalog from the TESS Prime Mission
Natalia M. Guerrero, S. Seager, Chelsea X. Huang +102
We present 2,241 exoplanet candidates identified with data from the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) during its two-year prime mission. We list these candidates in the…
LcTools II: The QuickFind Method for Finding Signals and Associated TTVs in Light Curves from NASA Space Missions
Allan Schmitt, Andrew Vanderburg
This paper describes the new QuickFind method in LcTools for finding signals and associated TTVs (Transit Timing Variations) in light curves from NASA space missions. QuickFind is…
Two Bright M Dwarfs Hosting Ultra-Short-Period Super-Earths with Earth-like Compositions
Teruyuki Hirano, John H. Livingston, Akihiko Fukui +58
We present observations of two bright M dwarfs (TOI-1634 and TOI-1685: ) hosting ultra-short period (USP) planets, identified by the TESS mission. The two stars are simi…
BG Ind: the nearest doubly eclipsing, compact hierarchical quadruple system
T. Borkovits, S. A. Rappaport, P. F. L. Maxted +9
BG Ind is a well studied, bright, nearby binary consisting of a pair of F stars in a 1.46-day orbit. We have discovered in the TESS lightcurve for TIC 229804573 (aka BG Ind) a seco…