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Quinn, Samuel N.; Becker, Juliette C.; Rodriguez, Joseph E.; Hadden, Sam; Huang, Chelsea X.; Morton, Timothy D.; Adams, Fred C.; Armstrong, David; Eastman, Jason D.; Horner, Jonathan; Kane, Stephen R.; Lissauer, Jack J.; Twicken, Joseph D.; Vanderburg, Andrew; Wittenmyer, Rob; Ricker, George R.; Vanderspek, Roland K.; Latham, David W.; Seager, Sara; Winn, Joshua N.; Jenkins, Jon M.; Agol, Eric; Barkaoui, Khalid; Beichman, Charles A.; Bouchy, François; Bouma, L. G.; Burdanov, Artem; Campbell, Jennifer; Carlino, Roberto; Cartwright, Scott M.; Charbonneau, David; Christiansen, Jessie L.; Ciardi, David; Collins, Karen A.; Collins, Kevin I.; Conti, Dennis M.; Crossfield, Ian J. M.; Daylan, Tansu; Dittmann, Jason; Doty, John; Dragomir, Diana; Ducrot, Elsa; Gillon, Michael; Glidden, Ana; Goeke, Robert F.; Gonzales, Erica J.; Hełminiak, Krzysztof G.; Horch, Elliott P.; Howell, Steve B.; Jehin, Emmanuel; Jensen, Eric L. N.; Kielkopf, John F.; Kristiansen, Martti H.; Law, Nicholas; Mann, Andrew W.; Marmier, Maxime; Matson, Rachel A.; Matthews, Elisabeth; Mazeh, Tsevi; Mori, Mayuko; Murgas, Felipe; Murray, Catriona; Narita, Norio; Nielsen, Louise D.; Ottoni, Gaël; Palle, Enric; Pawłaszek, Rafał; Pepe, Francesco; Pitogo de Leon, Jerome; Pozuelos, Francisco J.; Relles, Howard M.; Schlieder, Joshua E.; Sebastian, Daniel; Ségransan, Damien; Shporer, Avi; Stassun, Keivan G.; Tamura, Motohide; Udry, Stéphane; Waite, Ian; Winters, Jennifer G.; Ziegler, Carl
Bibliographical reference
The Astronomical Journal
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2019
Citations
44
Refereed citations
44
Description
We report the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite detection of a multi-planet system orbiting the V = 10.9 K0 dwarf TOI-125. We find evidence for up to five planets, with varying confidence. Three transit signals with high signal-to-noise ratio correspond to sub-Neptune-sized planets (2.76, 2.79, and 2.94 R ⊕), and we statistically validate the planetary nature of the two inner planets (P b = 4.65 days, P c = 9.15 days). With only two transits observed, we report the outer object (P .03 = 19.98 days) as a planet candidate with high signal-to-noise ratio. We also detect a candidate transiting super-Earth (1.4 R ⊕) with an orbital period of only 12.7 hr and a candidate Neptune-sized planet (4.2 R ⊕) with a period of 13.28 days, both at low signal-to-noise ratio. This system is amenable to mass determination via radial velocities and transit-timing variations, and provides an opportunity to study planets of similar size while controlling for age and environment. The ratio of orbital periods between TOI-125 b and c (P c /P b = 1.97) is slightly lower than an exact 2:1 commensurability and is atypical of multiple planet systems from Kepler, which show a preference for period ratios just wide of first-order period ratios. A dynamical analysis refines the allowed parameter space through stability arguments and suggests that despite the nearly commensurate periods, the system is unlikely to be in resonance.
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