TOI-1201 b: a mini-Neptune transiting a bright and moderately young M dwarf
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Seager, Sara
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2021
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Astronomy and Astrophysics
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EDP Sciences
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Seager, Sara. 2021. "TOI-1201 b: a mini-Neptune transiting a bright and moderately young M dwarf." Astronomy and Astrophysics, 656.
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Abstract
We present the discovery of a transiting mini-Neptune around TOI-1201, a relatively bright and moderately young early M dwarf (J ≈
9.5 mag, ∼600–800 Myr) in an equal-mass ∼8 arcsecond-wide binary system, using data from the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite, along with follow-up transit observations. With an orbital period of 2.49 d, TOI-1201 b is a warm mini-Neptune with a radius
of Rb = 2.415 ± 0.090 R⊕. This signal is also present in the precise radial velocity measurements from CARMENES, confirming the
existence of the planet and providing a planetary mass of Mb = 6.28 ± 0.88 M⊕ and, thus, an estimated bulk density of 2.45+0.48
−0.42 g cm−3
.
The spectroscopic observations additionally show evidence of a signal with a period of 19 d and a long periodic variation of undetermined origin. In combination with ground-based photometric monitoring from WASP-South and ASAS-SN, we attribute the 19 d
signal to the stellar rotation period (Prot = 19–23 d), although we cannot rule out that the variation seen in photometry belongs to the
visually close binary companion. We calculate precise stellar parameters for both TOI-1201 and its companion. The transiting planet
is an excellent target for atmosphere characterization (the transmission spectroscopy metric is 97+21
−16) with the upcoming James Webb
Space Telescope. It is also feasible to measure its spin-orbit alignment via the Rossiter-McLaughlin effect using current state-of-the-art
spectrographs with submeter per second radial velocity precision
MIT Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences
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https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202141587
