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 |
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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. |
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ISSN: | 0004-6256 1538-3881 |
DOI: | 10.3847/1538-3881/ac2830 |