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HD 191939: Three Sub-Neptunes Transiting a Sun-like Star Only 54 pc AwayWe 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.
Document ID
20210012642
Acquisition Source
Goddard Space Flight Center
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Mariona Badenas-Agusti
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States)
Maximilian N. Günther
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States)
Tansu Daylan
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States)
Thomas Mikal-Evans
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States)
Andrew Vanderburg ORCID
(The University of Texas at Austin Austin, Texas, United States)
Chelsea X. Huang
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States)
Elisabeth Matthews
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States)
Benjamin V. Rackham
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States)
Allyson Bieryla
(Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States)
Keivan G. Stassun
(Vanderbilt University Nashville, Tennessee, United States)
Stephen R. Kane
(University of California, Riverside Riverside, California, United States)
Avi Shporer
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States)
Benjamin J. Fulton
(California Institute of Technology Pasadena, California, United States)
Michelle L. Hill
(University of California, Riverside Riverside, California, United States)
Grzegorz Nowak
(Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain)
Ignasi Ribas
(Institute of Space Sciences Barcelona, Spain)
Enric Pallé
(Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain)
Jon M. Jenkins
(Ames Research Center Mountain View, California, United States)
David W. Latham
(Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States)
Sara Seager
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States)
George R. Ricker
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States)
Roland K. Vanderspek
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States)
Joshua N. Winn
(Princeton University Princeton, New Jersey, United States)
Oriol Abril-Pla
(Pompeu Fabra University Barcelona, Spain)
Karen A. Collins ORCID
(Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States)
Pere Guerra Serra
(Observatori Astronòmic Albanyà)
Prajwal Niraula
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States)
Zafar Rustamkulov
(Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, Maryland, United States)
Thomas Barclay
(University of Maryland, Baltimore County Baltimore, Maryland, United States)
Ian J. M. Crossfield
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States)
Steve B. Howell
(Ames Research Center Mountain View, California, United States)
David R. Ciardi
(California Institute of Technology Pasadena, California, United States)
Erica J. Gonzales
(University of California, Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, California, United States)
Joshua E. Schlieder
(Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, Maryland, United States)
Douglas A. Caldwell
(Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence Mountain View, California, United States)
Michael Fausnaugh
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States)
Scott McDermott
(Proto-Logic LLC.)
Martin Paegert
(Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States)
Joshua Pepper
(Lehigh University Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States)
Mark E. Rose
(Ames Research Center Mountain View, California, United States)
Joseph D. Twicken
(Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence Mountain View, California, United States)
Date Acquired
March 26, 2021
Publication Date
August 14, 2020
Publication Information
Publication: The Astronomical Journal
Publisher: IOP Publishing / American Astronomical Society
Volume: 160
Issue: 3
Issue Publication Date: September 1, 2020
ISSN: 0004-6256
e-ISSN: 1538-3881
Subject Category
Astrophysics
Astronomy
Funding Number(s)
WBS: 985788
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAS 5-26555
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAGW-2166
CONTRACT_GRANT: PGC2018-098153-B-C33
CONTRACT_GRANT: AST-1824644
CONTRACT_GRANT: RSA-1610091
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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