Characterization of the L 98-59 multi-planetary system with HARPS

CLOUTIER, R.; JENKINS, J. S.; VANDERSPEK, R.; WINN, J.; BOUCHY, F.; DÍAZ, R. F.; FORVEILLE, T.; MAYOR, M.; MORRIS, R.; PEPE, F.; SMITH, J. C.; UDRY, S.; BONFILS, X.; RICKER, G.; SEAGER, S.; ALMENARA, J. M.; DÍAZ, M. R.; FIGUEIRA, P.; LOVIS, C.; MORGAN, E.; ASTUDILLO-DEFRU, N.; MURGAS, F.; BERDIÑAS, Z.; LATHAM, D. W.; SÉGRANSAN, D.; JENKINS, J. M.; TORRES, G.; VILLASENOR, J.; DELFOSSE, X.; DOYON, R.; KURTOVIC, N. T.; MENOU, K.; MUIRHEAD, P.; SANTOS, N. C.; TENENBAUM, P.; VEZIE, M.

ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS

EDP SCIENCES S A

Lugar: Paris; Año: 2019 vol. 629

0004-6361

Aims: L 98-59 (TIC 307210830, TOI-175) is a nearby M3 dwarf around which TESS revealed three small transiting planets (0.80, 1.35, 1.57 Earth radii) in a compact configuration with orbital periods shorter than 7.5 days. Here we aim to measure the masses of the known transiting planets in this system using precise radial velocity (RV) measurements taken with the HARPS spectrograph.Methods: We considered both trained and untrained Gaussian process regression models of stellar activity, which are modeled simultaneously with the planetary signals. Our RV analysis was then supplemented with dynamical simulations to provide strong constraints on the planets´ orbital eccentricities by requiring long-term stability.Results: We measure the planet masses of the two outermost planets to be 2.42 ± 0.35 and 2.31 ± 0.46 Earth masses, which confirms the bulk terrestrial composition of the former and eludes to a significant radius fraction in an extended gaseous envelope for the latter. We are able to place an upper limit on the mass of the smallest, innermost planet of