Bright Opportunities for Atmospheric Characterization of Small Planets: Masses and Radii of K2-3 b, c, d and GJ3470 b from Radial Velocity Measurements and Spitzer Transits

We report improved masses, radii, and densities for four planets in two bright M-dwarf systems, K2-3 and GJ3470, derived from a combination of new radial velocity and transit observations. Supplementing K2 photometry with follow-up Spitzer transit observations refined the transit ephemerides of K2-3...

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Published in:arXiv.org 2019-02
Main Authors: Kosiarek, Molly R, Crossfield, Ian J M, Hardegree-Ullman, Kevin K, Livingston, John H, Benneke, Bjorn, Blunt, Sarah, Henry, Gregory W, Howard, Ward S, Berardo, David, Fulton, Benjamin J, Hirsch, Lea A, Howard, Andrew W, Isaacson, Howard, Petigura, Erik A, Sinukoff, Evan, Weiss, Lauren, Bonfils, X, Dressing, Courtney D, Knutson, Heather A, Schlieder, Joshua E, Werner, Michael, Gorjian, Varoujan, Krick, Jessica, Morales, Farisa Y, Astudillo-Defru, Nicola, J -M Almenara, Delfosse, X, veille, T, Lovis, C, Mayor, M, Murgas, F, Pepe, F, Santos, N C, Udry, S, Corbett, H T, s, Octavi, Law, Nicholas M, Ratzloff, Jeffrey K, Daniel del Ser
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Ephemerides
Gaussian process
Photometry
Planetary composition
Planets
Radial velocity
Stellar activity
Stellar rotation
Transit
Transits
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Summary:We report improved masses, radii, and densities for four planets in two bright M-dwarf systems, K2-3 and GJ3470, derived from a combination of new radial velocity and transit observations. Supplementing K2 photometry with follow-up Spitzer transit observations refined the transit ephemerides of K2-3 b, c, and d by over a factor of 10. We analyze ground-based photometry from the Evryscope and Fairborn Observatory to determine the characteristic stellar activity timescales for our Gaussian Process fit, including the stellar rotation period and activity region decay timescale. The stellar rotation signals for both stars are evident in the radial velocity data and are included in our fit using a Gaussian process trained on the photometry. We find the masses of K2-3 b, K2-3 c and GJ3470 b to be 6.48\(^{+0.99}_{-0.93}\), 2.14\(^{+1.08}_{-1.04}\), and 12.58\(^{+1.31}_{-1.28}\) M\(_\oplus\) respectively. K2-3 d was not significantly detected and has a 3-\(\sigma\) upper limit of 2.80 M\(_\oplus\). These two systems are training cases for future TESS systems; due to the low planet densities (\(\rho\) \(
ISSN:2331-8422
DOI:10.48550/arxiv.1812.08241