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HD 191939: Three Sub-Neptunes Transiting a Sun-like Star Only 54 pc Away
- Source :
- The Astronomical Journal. 160(3)
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- United States: NASA Center for Aerospace Information (CASI), 2020.
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Abstract
- We present the discovery of three sub-Neptune-sized planets transiting the nearby and bright Sun-like star HD 191939 (TIC 269701147, TOI 1339), a Ks = 7.18 mag G8 V dwarf at a distance of only 54 pc. We validate the planetary nature of the transit signals by combining 5 months of data from the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite with follow-up ground-based photometry, archival optical images, radial velocities, and high angular resolution observations. The three sub-Neptunes have similar radii (R(b)=3.42(+0.11,-0.11), R(c)=3.23(+0.11,-0.11), and R(d)=3.16(+0.11,-0.11 Rꚛ), and their orbits are consistent with a stable, circular, and coplanar architecture near mean-motion resonances of 1:3 and 3:4 (P(b) = 8.88, P(c) = 28.58, and P(d) = 38.35 days). The HD 191939 system is an excellent candidate for precise mass determinations of the planets with high-resolution spectroscopy due to the host star's brightness and low chromospheric activity. Moreover, the system's compact and near-resonant nature can provide an independent way to measure planetary masses via transit timing variations while also enabling dynamical and evolutionary studies. Finally, as a promising target for multiwavelength transmission spectroscopy of all three planets' atmospheres, HD 191939 can offer valuable insight into multiple sub-Neptunes born from a protoplanetary disk that may have resembled that of the early Sun.
- Subjects :
- Astrophysics
Astronomy
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 15383881 and 00046256
- Volume :
- 160
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- NASA Technical Reports
- Journal :
- The Astronomical Journal
- Notes :
- 985788, , NAS 5-26555, , NAGW-2166, , PGC2018-098153-B-C33, , AST-1824644, , RSA-1610091
- Publication Type :
- Report
- Accession number :
- edsnas.20210012642
- Document Type :
- Report
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-3881/aba0b5