Another Superdense Sub-Neptune in K2-182 b and Refined Mass Measurements for K2-199 b and c

We combine multiple campaigns of K2 photometry with precision radial velocity measurements from Keck-HIRES to measure the masses of three sub-Neptune-sized planets. We confirm the planetary nature of the massive sub-Neptune K2-182 b (P-b = 4.7 days, R-b = 2.69 R-circle plus) and derive refined param...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Astronomical journal 2021-12, Vol.162 (6), p.294, Article 294
Hauptverfasser: Murphy, Joseph M. Akana, Kosiarek, Molly R., Batalha, Natalie M., Gonzales, Erica J., Isaacson, Howard, Petigura, Erik A., Weiss, Lauren M., Grunblatt, Samuel K., Ciardi, David R., Fulton, Benjamin, Hirsch, Lea A., Behmard, Aida, Rosenthal, Lee J.
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Zusammenfassung:We combine multiple campaigns of K2 photometry with precision radial velocity measurements from Keck-HIRES to measure the masses of three sub-Neptune-sized planets. We confirm the planetary nature of the massive sub-Neptune K2-182 b (P-b = 4.7 days, R-b = 2.69 R-circle plus) and derive refined parameters for K2-199 b and c (P-b = 3.2 days, R-b = 1.73 R-circle plus, and P-c = 7.4 days, R-c = 2.85 R-circle plus). These planets provide valuable data points in the mass-radius plane, especially as TESS continues to reveal an increasingly diverse sample of sub-Neptunes. The moderately bright (V = 12.0 mag) early K dwarf K2-182 (EPIC 211359660) was observed during K2 campaigns 5 and 18. We find that K2-182 b is potentially one of the densest sub-Neptunes known to date (20 +/- 5 M-circle plus and 5.6 +/- 1.4 g cm(-3)). The K5V dwarf K2-199 (EPIC 212779596; V = 12.3 mag), observed in K2 campaigns 6 and 17, hosts two recently confirmed planets. We refine the orbital and planetary parameters for K2-199 b and c by modeling both campaigns of K2 photometry and adding 12 Keck-HIRES measurements to the existing radial velocity data set (N = 33). We find that K2-199 b is likely rocky, at 6.9 +/- 1.8 M-circle plus and 7.2(-2.0)(+2.1)( )g cm(-3), and that K2-199 c has an intermediate density at 12.4 +/- 2.3 M(circle plus )and 2.9(-0.6)(+0.7) g cm(-3). We contextualize these planets on the mass-radius plane, discuss a small but intriguing population of "superdense" sub-Neptunes (R-p < 3 R-circle plus, M-p > 20 M-circle plus), and consider our prospects for the planets' atmospheric characterization.
ISSN:0004-6256
1538-3881
DOI:10.3847/1538-3881/ac2830