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(2020)
TOI-1338: TESS' First Transiting Circumbinary Planet.
Astronomical Journal, 159 (6).
Abstract
We report the detection of the first circumbinary planet (CBP) found by Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS). The target, a known eclipsing binary, was observed in sectors 1 through 12 at 30 minute cadence and in sectors 4 through 12 at 2 minute cadence. It consists of two stars with masses of 1.1 M ⊙ and 0.3 M ⊙ on a slightly eccentric (0.16), 14.6 day orbit, producing prominent primary eclipses and shallow secondary eclipses. The planet has a radius of ~6.9 R ⊕ and was observed to make three transits across the primary star of roughly equal depths (~0.2%) but different durations—a common signature of transiting CBPs. Its orbit is nearly circular (e ≈ 0.09) with an orbital period of 95.2 days. The orbital planes of the binary and the planet are aligned to within ~1°. To obtain a complete solution for the system, we combined the TESS photometry with existing ground-based radial-velocity observations in a numerical photometric-dynamical model. The system demonstrates the discovery potential of TESS for CBPs and provides further understanding of the formation and evolution of planets orbiting close binary stars.
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This is the final published version (version of record). It was first published online via IOP Publishing at https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/1538-3881/ab8a48 - please refer to any applicable terms of use of the publisher. |
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exoplanet astronomy, eclipsing binary stars |
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Q Science > QB Astronomy > QB460 Astrophysics |
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Symplectic
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02 Jun 2020 13:32 |
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02 Jun 2020 13:38 |
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https://eprints.keele.ac.uk/id/eprint/8079 |
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