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Zechmeister, M.; Dreizler, S.; Ribas, I.; Reiners, A.; Caballero, J. A.; Bauer, F. F.; Béjar, V. J. S.; González-Cuesta, L.; Herrero, E.; Lalitha, S.; López-González, M. J.; Luque, R.; Morales, J. C.; Pallé, E.; Rodríguez, E.; Rodríguez López, C.; Tal-Or, L.; Anglada-Escudé, G.; Quirrenbach, A.; Amado, P. J.; Abril, M.; Aceituno, F. J.; Aceituno, J.; Alonso-Floriano, F. J.; Ammler-von Eiff, M.; Antona Jiménez, R.; Anwand-Heerwart, H.; Arroyo-Torres, B.; Azzaro, M.; Baroch, D.; Barrado, D.; Becerril, S.; Benítez, D.; Berdiñas, Z. M.; Bergond, G.; Bluhm, P.; Brinkmöller, M.; del Burgo, C.; Calvo Ortega, R.; Cano, J.; Cardona Guillén, C.; Carro, J.; Cárdenas Vázquez, M. C.; Casal, E.; Casasayas-Barris, N.; Casanova, V.; Chaturvedi, P.; Cifuentes, C.; Claret, A.; Colomé, J.; Cortés-Contreras, M.; Czesla, S.; Díez-Alonso, E.; Dorda, R.; Fernández, M.; Fernández-Martín, A.; Fuhrmeister, B.; Fukui, A.; Galadí-Enríquez, D.; Gallardo Cava, I.; Garcia de la Fuente, J.; Garcia-Piquer, A.; García Vargas, M. L.; Gesa, L.; Góngora Rueda, J.; González-Álvarez, E.; González Hernández, J. I.; González-Peinado, R.; Grözinger, U.; Guàrdia, J.; Guijarro, A.; de Guindos, E.; Hatzes, A. P.; Hauschildt, P. H.; Hedrosa, R. P.; Helmling, J.; Henning, T.; Hermelo, I.; Hernández Arabi, R.; Hernández Castaño, L.; Hernández Otero, F.; Hintz, D.; Huke, P.; Huber, A.; Jeffers, S. V.; Johnson, E. N.; de Juan, E.; Kaminski, A.; Kemmer, J.; Kim, M.; Klahr, H.; Klein, R.; Klüter, J.; Klutsch, A.; Kossakowski, D.; Kürster, M.; Labarga, F.; Lafarga, M.; Llamas, M.; Lampón, M. et al.
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Astronomy and Astrophysics, Volume 627, id.A49, 14 pp.
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2019
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Context. Teegarden's Star is the brightest and one of the nearest
ultra-cool dwarfs in the solar neighbourhood. For its late spectral type
(M7.0 V), the star shows relatively little activity and is a prime
target for near-infrared radial velocity surveys such as CARMENES. Aims: As part of the CARMENES search for exoplanets around M dwarfs,
we obtained more than 200 radial-velocity measurements of Teegarden's
Star and analysed them for planetary signals. Methods: We find
periodic variability in the radial velocities of Teegarden's Star. We
also studied photometric measurements to rule out stellar brightness
variations mimicking planetary signals. Results: We find evidence
for two planet candidates, each with 1.1 M⊕ minimum
mass, orbiting at periods of 4.91 and 11.4 d, respectively. No evidence
for planetary transits could be found in archival and follow-up
photometry. Small photometric variability is suggestive of slow rotation
and old age. Conclusions: The two planets are among the
lowest-mass planets discovered so far, and they are the first Earth-mass
planets around an ultra-cool dwarf for which the masses have been
determined using radial velocities.
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