HAT-P-11: Discovery of a Second Planet and a Clue to Understanding Exoplanet Obliquities
| Autor: | Molly R. Kosiarek, Lea A. Hirsch, Andrew W. Howard, Samuel W. Yee, Lauren M. Weiss, Heather Knutson, Benjamin J. Fulton, Erik A. Petigura, Gáspár Á. Bakos, Konstantin Batygin, Howard Isaacson, Joel D. Hartman, Evan Sinukoff |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Physics
Earth and Planetary Astrophysics (astro-ph.EP) Nodal precession 010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences Astronomy FOS: Physical sciences Astronomy and Astrophysics Orbital eccentricity Planetary system Orbital period 01 natural sciences Exoplanet Jupiter Orbit Space and Planetary Science Planet 0103 physical sciences Astrophysics::Earth and Planetary Astrophysics 010303 astronomy & astrophysics 0105 earth and related environmental sciences Astrophysics - Earth and Planetary Astrophysics |
| Zdroj: | BASE-Bielefeld Academic Search Engine |
| Popis: | HAT-P-11 is a mid-K dwarf that hosts one of the first Neptune-sized planets found outside the solar system. The orbit of HAT-P-11b is misaligned with the star's spin --- one of the few known cases of a misaligned planet orbiting a star less massive than the Sun. We find an additional planet in the system based on a decade of precision radial velocity (RV) measurements from Keck/HIRES. HAT-P-11c is similar to Jupiter in its mass ($M_P \sin{i} = 1.6\pm0.1$ $M_J$) and orbital period ($P = 9.3^{+1.0}_{-0.5}$ year), but has a much more eccentric orbit ($e=0.60\pm0.03$). In our joint modeling of RV and stellar activity, we found an activity-induced RV signal of $\sim$7 m s$^{-1}$, consistent with other active K dwarfs, but significantly smaller than the 31 m s$^{-1}$ reflex motion due to HAT-P-11c. We investigated the dynamical coupling between HAT-P-11b and c as a possible explanation for HAT-P-11b's misaligned orbit, finding that planet-planet Kozai interactions cannot tilt planet b's orbit due to general relativistic precession; however, nodal precession operating on million year timescales is a viable mechanism to explain HAT-P-11b's high obliquity. This leaves open the question of why HAT-P-11c may have such a tilted orbit. At a distance of 38 pc, the HAT-P-11 system offers rich opportunities for further exoplanet characterization through astrometry and direct imaging. Comment: 16 pages, 11 figures, 4 tables. Accepted to AJ |
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