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Abstract
We report the discovery of two warm sub-Neptunes transiting the bright (G = 9.5 mag) K-dwarf HD 15906 (TOI 461, TIC 4646810). This star was observed by the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) in sectors 4 and 31, revealing two small transiting planets. The inner planet, HD 15906 b, was detected with an unambiguous period but the outer planet, HD 15906 c, showed only two transits separated by ∼ 734 d, leading to 36 possible values of its period. We performed follow-up observations with the CHaracterising ExOPlanet Satellite (CHEOPS) to confirm the true period of HD 15906 c and improve the radius precision of the two planets. From TESS, CHEOPS, and additional ground-based photometry, we find that HD 15906 b has a radius of 2.24 ± 0.08 R⊕ and a period of 10.924709 ± 0.000032 d, whilst HD 15906 c has a radius of 2.93+0.07-0.06 R⊕ and a period of 21.583298+0.000052-0.000055 d. Assuming zero bond albedo and full day-night heat redistribution, the inner and outer planet have equilibrium temperatures of 668 ± 13 K and 532 ± 10 K, respectively. The HD 15906 system has become one of only six multiplanet systems with two warm (≲ 700 K) sub-Neptune sized planets transiting a bright star (G ≤ 10 mag). It is an excellent target for detailed characterization studies to constrain the composition of sub-Neptune planets and test theories of planet formation and evolution.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 3090-3118 |
| Number of pages | 29 |
| Journal | Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society |
| Volume | 523 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| Early online date | 8 Jun 2023 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1 Aug 2023 |
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AO2 - Professor Andrew Cameron: Project AO2 - Andrew Cameron
Cameron, A. (PI)
Science & Technology Facilities Council
1/04/21 → 31/03/24
Project: Standard
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Astronomy at St Andrews 2018-2021: Astronomy at St Andrews 2018-2021
Jardine, M. (PI), Bonnell, I. (CoI), Cameron, A. (CoI), Cyganowski, C. (CoI), Dominik, M. (CoI), Helling, C. (CoI), Horne, K. (CoI), Scholz, A. (CoI), Tojeiro, R. (CoI), Weijmans, A.-M. (CoI), Wild, V. (CoI), Woitke, P. (CoI), Wood, K. (CoI) & Zhao, H. (CoI)
1/04/18 → 31/03/22
Project: Standard
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HD 15906 CHEOPS PIPE and WASP lightcurves : J/MNRAS/523/3090
Cameron, A. C. (Creator), VizieR On-line Data Catalog, 2023
https://cdsarc.cds.unistra.fr/viz-bin/cat/J/MNRAS/523/3090
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