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TOI-663: A newly discovered multi-planet system with three transiting mini-Neptunes orbiting an early M star
Cointepas, M.
Bouchy, F.
Almenara, J.
Bonfils, X.
Knierim, H.
Stalport, M.
Mignon, L.
Grieves, N.
Bean, J.
Brady, M.
Burt, J.
Canto-Martins, B.
Collins, K.
Collins, K.
Delfosse, X.
de Medeiros, J.
Demory, B.
Dorn, C.
Forveille, T.
Fukui, A.
Gan, T.
Gómez-Maqueo-Chew, Y.
Halverson, S.
Helled, R.
Helm, I.
Hirano, T.
Horne, K.
Howell, S.
Isogai, K.
Kasper, D.
Kawauchi, K.
Livingston, J.
Massey, B.
Matson, R.
Murgas, F.
Narita, N.
Palle, E.
Relles, H.
Sabin, L.
Schanche, N.
Schwarz, R.
Seifahrt, A.
Shporer, A.
Stefansson, G.
Sturmer, J.
Tamura, M.
Tan, T.
Twicken, J.
Watanabe, N.
Wells, R.
Wilkin, F.
Ricker, G.
Seager, S.
Winn, J.
Jenkins, J.
EDP Sciences
2024
We present the detection of three exoplanets orbiting the early M dwarf TOI-663 (TIC 54962195; V = 13.7 mag, J = 10.4 mag, R★ = 0.512 ± 0.015 R⊙, M★ = 0.514 ± 0.012 M⊙, d = 64 pc). TOI-663 b, c, and d, with respective radii of 2.27 ± 0.10 R⊕, 2.26 ± 0.10 R⊕, and 1.92 ± 0.13 R⊕ and masses of 4.45 ± 0.65 M⊕, 3.65 ± 0.97 M⊕, and <5.2 M⊕ at 99%, are located just above the radius valley that separates rocky and volatile-rich exoplanets. The planet candidates are identified in two TESS sectors and are validated with ground-based photometric follow-up, precise radial-velocity measurements, and high-resolution imaging. We used the software package juliet to jointly model the photometric and radial-velocity datasets, with Gaussian processes applied to correct for systematics. The three planets discovered in the TOI-663 system are low-mass mini-Neptunes with radii significantly larger than those of rocky analogs, implying that volatiles, such as water, must predominate. In addition to this internal structure analysis, we also performed a dynamical analysis that confirmed the stability of the system. The three exoplanets in the TOI-663 system, similarly to other sub-Neptunes orbiting M dwarfs, have been found to have lower densities than planets of similar sizes orbiting stars of different spectral types.
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