TOI-6692 b: An Eccentric 130 Day Period Giant Planet with a Single Transit from TESS

Bieryla, Allyson; Collins, Karen A.; Zhou, George; Latham, David W.; Carter, Brad; Dalba, Paul; Gagliano, Robert; Jacobs, Thomas L.; Kristiansen, Martti Holst; LaCourse, Daryll; Omohundro, Mark; Schwengeler, H. M.; Barkaoui, Khalid; Brahm, Rafael; Butler, R. Paul; Caldwell, Douglas A.; Crane, Jeffrey D.; Daylan, Tansu; Deveny, Sarah; Eastman, Jason D.; Gaibor, Yadira S.; Gillon, Michaël; Henning, Thomas; Horne, Keith; Howell, Steve B.; Jehin, Emmanuel; Jensen, Eric L. N.; Jordán, Andrés; Kunimoto, Michelle; Littlefield, Colin; Parc, Léna; Quinn, Samuel N.; Rice, Malena; Rodriguez, Joseph E.; Schwarz, Richard P.; Sefako, Ramotholo; Shectman, Stephen A.; Shporer, Avi; Soubkiou, Abderahmane; Srdoc, Gregor; Steiner, Michal; Tala Pinto, Marcelo; Teske, Johanna; Trifonov, Trifon; Ulmer-Moll, Solène; Watkins, Cristilyn N.; Wang, Sharon X.; Yana Galarza, Jhon; Yee, Samuel W.
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The Astronomical Journal

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2026
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We report the discovery and characterization of TOI-6692 b, an eccentric (e ∼ 0.54) Jupiter on a 130 day orbit. TOI-6692 b was first detected as a community TESS Object of Interest by the Visual Survey Group and the Planet Hunters group as a single-transit candidate via TESS observation. The period was subsequently confirmed via radial velocity monitoring from the Planet Finder Spectrograph on the 6.5 m Magellan telescope. Additional radial velocities were acquired with the CHIRON, FEROS, and CORALIE spectrographs. LCOGT ground-based photometric follow-up was conducted over 2 weeks to detect another transit and refine the period. Although we did not detect an ingress or egress of the 11.04 hr transit, we did detect a possible in-transit signal in the multinight data and provide an updated ephemeris for future monitoring. TOI-6692 b is one of the few planets with orbital periods longer than 100 days that have a secure mass, radius, and eccentricity detection. As with most giant planets at these orbital periods, the eccentricity of TOI-6692 b is lower than that expected of planets undergoing high-eccentricity tidal migration, but is more consistent with the expectations of planet─planet scattering outcomes. A long-term radial velocity trend was detected, and further monitoring is warranted to determine the outer companion period. TOI-6692 b is also one of the few TESS single transit targets to have its periods eventually confirmed via follow-up photometric campaigns timed to capture transits despite the relatively large ephemeris uncertainties. Such efforts highlight the capabilities of night-to-night stability on ground-based photometric facilities today.