A Second Earth-Sized Planet in the Habitable Zone of the M Dwarf, TOI-700

分类： 天文学 >> 天文学 提交时间： 2023-02-19

Emily A. Gilbert Andrew Vanderburg Joseph E. Rodriguez Benjamin J. Hord Matthew S. Clement Thomas Barclay Elisa V. Quintana Joshua E. Schlieder Stephen R. Kane Jon M. Jenkins Joseph D. Twicken Michelle Kunimoto Roland Vanderspek Giada N. Arney David Charbonneau Maximilian N. Günther Chelsea X. Huang Giovanni Isopi Veselin B. Kostov Martti H. Kristiansen

摘要： We report the discovery of TOI-700 e, a 0.95 R$_\oplus$ planet residing in the Optimistic Habitable Zone (HZ) of its host star. This discovery was enabled by multiple years of monitoring from NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) mission. The host star, TOI-700 (TIC 150428135), is a nearby (31.1 pc), inactive, M2.5 dwarf ($V_{mag} = 13.15$). TOI-700 is already known to host three planets, including the small, HZ planet, TOI-700 d. The new planet has an orbital period of 27.8 days and, based on its radius (0.95 R$_\oplus$), it is likely rocky. TOI-700 was observed for 21 sectors over Years 1 and 3 of the TESS mission, including 10 sectors at 20-second cadence in Year 3. Using this full set of TESS data and additional follow-up observations, we identify, validate, and characterize TOI-700 e. This discovery adds another world to the short list of small, HZ planets transiting nearby and bright host stars. Such systems, where the stars are bright enough that follow-up observations are possible to constrain planet masses and atmospheres using current and future facilities, are incredibly valuable. The presence of multiple small, HZ planets makes this system even more enticing for follow-up observations.

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