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HADES RV Programme with HARPS-N at TNG: V. A super-Earth on the inner edge of the habitable zone of the nearby M dwarf GJ 625.

Authors :
Mascareño, A. Suárez
Hernández, J. I. González
Rebolo, R.
Velasco, S.
Toledo-Padrón, B.
Affer, L.
Perger, M.
Micela, G.
Ribas, I.
Maldonado, J.
Leto, G.
Sanchez, R. Zanmar
Scandariato, G.
Damasso, M.
Sozzetti, A.
Esposito, M.
Covino, E.
Maggio, A.
Lanza, A. F.
Desidera, S.
Source :
Astronomy & Astrophysics / Astronomie et Astrophysique; Sep2017, Vol. 605, p1-15, 15p
Publication Year :
2017

Abstract

We report the discovery of a super-Earth orbiting at the inner edge of the habitable zone of the star GJ 625 based on the analysis of the radial-velocity (RV) time series from the HARPS-N spectrograph, consisting of 151 HARPS-N measurements taken over 3.5 yr. GJ 625 b is a planet with a minimum mass Msin i of 2.82 ± 0.51 M⊕ with an orbital period of 14.628 ± 0.013 days at a distance of 0.078 AU from its parent star. The host star is the quiet M2 V star GJ 625, located at 6.5 pc from the Sun. We find the presence of a second radial-velocity signal in the range 74-85 days that we relate to stellar rotation after analysing the time series of Ca II H&K and Hα spectroscopic indicators, the variations of the FWHM of the CCF, and the APT2 photometric light curves. We find no evidence linking the short-period radial-velocity signal to any activity proxy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00046361
Volume :
605
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
Astronomy & Astrophysics / Astronomie et Astrophysique
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
127655106
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201730957