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20122026
most cited197 Candidates and 104 Validated Planets in K2's First Five Fields

214 citations · 3.3k across the 78 of their papers we have counts for

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78 papers

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.EP2024★ 2 cited

The TESS-Keck Survey XXI: 13 New Planets and Homogeneous Properties for 21 Subgiant Systems

Ashley Chontos, Daniel Huber, Samuel K. Grunblatt +67

We present a dedicated transit and radial velocity survey of planets orbiting subgiant stars observed by the TESS Mission. Using nights on Keck/HIRES, we confirm and cha…

astro-ph.EP2021★ 25 cited

Zodiacal Exoplanets in Time (ZEIT) XIII: Planet Orbits and Atmospheres in the V1298 Tau System, a Keystone in Studies of Early Planetary Evolution

E. Gaidos, T. Hirano, C. Beichman +16

Studies of planetary systems of stars in star-forming regions and young clusters open a window on the formative stages of planetary evolution. We obtained high-cadence high-resolut…

astro-ph.EP2021★ 17 cited

TOI-2285b: A 1.7 Earth-radius Planet Near the Habitable Zone around a Nearby M Dwarf

Akihiko Fukui, Tadahiro Kimura, Teruyuki Hirano +60

We report the discovery of TOI-2285b, a sub-Neptune-sized planet transiting a nearby (42 pc) M dwarf with a period of 27.3 days. We identified the transit signal from the Transitin…

astro-ph.EP2021★ 32 cited

37 New Validated Planets in Overlapping K2 Campaigns

J. P. de Leon, J. Livingston, M. Endl +24

We analysed 68 candidate planetary systems first identified during Campaigns 5 and 6 (C5 and C6) of the NASA \textit{K2} mission. We set out to validate these systems by using a su…

astro-ph.EP2021★ 29 cited

The K2-OjOS Project: New and revisited planets and candidates in K2 campaigns 5, 16, & 18

A. Castro-González, E. Díez Alonso, J. Menéndez Blanco +28

We present the first results of K2-OjOS, a collaborative project between professional and amateur astronomers primarily aimed to detect, characterize, and validate new extrasolar p…

astro-ph.EP2021★ 1 cited

A Search for Planetary Metastable Helium Absorption in the V1298 Tau System

Shreyas Vissapragada, Guðmundur Stefánsson, Michael Greklek-McKeon +28

Early in their lives, planets endure extreme amounts of ionizing radiation from their host stars. For planets with primordial hydrogen and helium-rich envelopes, this can lead to s…

astro-ph.EP2021★ 10 cited

TOI-1749: an M dwarf with a Trio of Planets including a Near-Resonant Pair

A. Fukui, J. Korth, J. H. Livingston +65

We report the discovery of one super-Earth- (TOI-1749b) and two sub-Neptune-sized planets (TOI-1749c and TOI-1749d) transiting an early M dwarf at a distance of 100~pc, which were…

astro-ph.EP2021★ 39 cited

TOI-674b: an oasis in the desert of exo-Neptunes transiting a nearby M dwarf

F. Murgas, N. Astudillo-Defru, X. Bonfils +59

We use TESS, Spitzer, ground-based light curves and HARPS spectrograph radial velocity measurements to establish the physical properties of the transiting exoplanet candidate TOI-6…

astro-ph.EP2021★ 16 cited

TOI-220 : a warm sub-Neptune discovered by TESS

S. Hoyer, D. Gandolfi, D. J. Armstrong +77

In this paper we report the discovery of TOI-220 , a new sub-Neptune detected by the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) and confirmed by radial velocity follow-up obse…

astro-ph.EP2021★ 15 cited

Hot planets around cool stars -- two short-period mini-Neptunes transiting the late K-dwarf TOI-1260

I. Y. Georgieva, C. M. Persson, O. Barragán +56

We present the discovery and characterization of two sub-Neptunes in close orbits, as well as a tentative outer planet of a similar size, orbiting TOI-1260 - a low metallicity K6V…

astro-ph.EP2021★ 2 cited

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…

astro-ph.EP2021★ 13 cited

K2-138 g: Spitzer Spots a Sixth Planet for the Citizen Science System

Kevin K. Hardegree-Ullman, Jessie L. Christiansen, David R. Ciardi +10

greatly extended 's ability to find new planets, but it was typically limited to identifying transiting planets with orbital periods below 40 days. While analyzing $K2…

astro-ph.EP2021★ 61 cited

TESS Hunt for Young and Maturing Exoplanets (THYME) IV: Three small planets orbiting a 120 Myr-old star in the Pisces--Eridanus stream

Elisabeth R. Newton, Andrew W. Mann, Adam L. Kraus +50

Young exoplanets can offer insight into the evolution of planetary atmospheres, compositions, and architectures. We present the discovery of the young planetary system TOI 451 (TIC…

astro-ph.EP2021★ 51 cited

Speckle Observations of TESS Exoplanet Host Stars: Understanding the Binary Exoplanet Host Star Orbital Period Distribution

Steve B. Howell, Rachel A. Matson, David R. Ciardi +5

We present high-resolution speckle interferometric imaging observations of TESS exoplanet host stars using the NN-EXPLORE NESSI instrument the at the 3.5-m WIYN telescope. Eight TO…

astro-ph.EP2021★ 27 cited

A multi-wavelength look at the GJ 9827 system -- No evidence of extended atmospheres in GJ 9827 b and d from HST and CARMENES data

Ilaria Carleo, Allison Youngblood, Seth Redfield +18

GJ9827 is a bright star hosting a planetary system with three transiting planets. As a multi-planet system with planets that sprawl within the boundaries of the radius gap between…

astro-ph.EP2021★ 90 cited

Masses and compositions of three small planets orbiting the nearby M dwarf L231-32 (TOI-270) and the M dwarf radius valley

Vincent Van Eylen, N. Astudillo-Defru, X. Bonfils +69

We report on precise Doppler measurements of L231-32 (TOI-270), a nearby M dwarf ( pc, M, R), which hosts three transiting p…

astro-ph.EP2020★ 97 cited

WASP-107b's density is even lower: a case study for the physics of planetary gas envelope accretion and orbital migration

Caroline Piaulet, Björn Benneke, Ryan A. Rubenzahl +21

With a mass in the Neptune regime and a radius of Jupiter, WASP-107b presents a challenge to planet formation theories. Meanwhile, the planet's low surface gravity and the star's b…

astro-ph.EP2020★ 28 cited

TOI-519 b: a short-period substellar object around an M dwarf validated using multicolour photometry and phase curve analysis

H. Parviainen, E. Palle, M. R. Zapatero-Osorio +43

Context: We report the discovery of TOI-519 b (TIC 218795833), a transiting substellar object (R = 1.07 RJup) orbiting a faint M dwarf (V = 17.35) on a 1.26 d orbit. Brown dwarfs a…

astro-ph.EP2020★ 40 cited

Transmission spectroscopy for the warm sub-Neptune HD3167c: evidence for molecular absorption and a possible high metallicity atmosphere

Thomas Mikal-Evans, Ian J. M. Crossfield, Bjorn Benneke +26

We present a transmission spectrum for the warm (500-600K) sub-Neptune HD3167c obtained using the Hubble Space Telescope Wide Field Camera 3 infrared spectrograph. We combine these…

astro-ph.EP2020★ 14 cited

TOI-954 b and K2-329 b: Short-Period Saturn-Mass Planets that Test whether Irradiation Leads to Inflation

Lizhou Sha, Chelsea X. Huang, Avi Shporer +70

We report the discovery of two short-period Saturn-mass planets, one transiting the G subgiant TOI-954 (TIC 44792534, , ) observed in TESS sectors 4 and 5…

astro-ph.EP2020★ 51 cited

A planetary system with two transiting mini-Neptunes near the radius valley transition around the bright M dwarf TOI-776

R. Luque, L. M. Serrano, K. Molaverdikhani +63

We report the discovery and characterization of two transiting planets around the bright M1 V star LP 961-53 (TOI-776, J = 8.5 mag, M = 0.54+-0.03 Msun) detected during Sector 10 o…

astro-ph.EP2020★ 20 cited

Physical Parameters of the Multi-Planet Systems HD 106315 and GJ 9827

Molly R. Kosiarek, David A. Berardo, Ian J. M. Crossfield +42

HD 106315 and GJ 9827 are two bright, nearby stars that host multiple super-Earths and sub-Neptunes discovered by K2 that are well suited for atmospheric characterization. We refin…

astro-ph.EP2020★ 23 cited

The TOI-763 system: sub-Neptunes orbiting a Sun-like star

M. Fridlund, J. Livingston, D. Gandolfi +51

We report the discovery of a planetary system orbiting TOI-763 (aka CD-39 7945), a , high proper motion G-type dwarf star that was photometrically monitored by the TESS spa…