TOI-1408: Discovery and Photodynamical Modeling of a Small Inner Companion to a Hot Jupiter Revealed by Transit Timing Variations

J. Korth, A.J. Mustill, D. Hobbs, J.N. Winn, et al.

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Sammanfattning

We report the discovery and characterization of a small planet, TOI-1408 c, on a 2.2 day orbit located interior to a previously known hot Jupiter, TOI-1408 b (P = 4.42 days, M = 1.86 ± 0.02 M Jup, R = 2.4 ± 0.5 R Jup) that exhibits grazing transits. The two planets are near 2:1 period commensurability, resulting in significant transit timing variations (TTVs) for both planets and transit duration variations for the inner planet. The TTV amplitude for TOI-1408 c is 15% of the planet’s orbital period, marking the largest TTV amplitude relative to the orbital period measured to date. Photodynamical modeling of ground-based radial velocity (RV) observations and transit light curves obtained with the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite and ground-based facilities leads to an inner planet radius of 2.22 ± 0.06 R ⊕ and mass of 7.6 ± 0.2 M ⊕ that locates the planet into the sub-Neptune regime. The proximity to the 2:1 period commensurability leads to the libration of the resonant argument of the inner planet. The RV measurements support the existence of a third body with an orbital period of several thousand days. This discovery places the system among the rare systems featuring a hot Jupiter accompanied by an inner low-mass planet. © 2024. The Author(s). Published by the American Astronomical Society.
Originalspråkengelska
ArtikelnummerL28
TidskriftAstrophysical Journal Letters
Volym971
Nummer2
DOI
StatusPublished - 2024

Bibliografisk information

Number of authors = 63

EID = 85201316198

Article no = L28

Affiliation = Watanabe N., Department of Multi-Disciplinary Sciences, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 3-8-1 Komaba, Meguro, Tokyo, 153-8902, Japan

Affiliation = Winn J.N., Department of Astrophysical Sciences, Princeton University, Princeton, 08544, NJ, United States

Ämnesklassifikation (UKÄ)

  • Astronomi, astrofysik och kosmologi

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