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Oxford University Press, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 2(523), p. 3090-3118, 2023

DOI: 10.1093/mnras/stad1369

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TESS and CHEOPS discover two warm sub-Neptunes transiting the bright K-dwarf HD 15906

Journal article published in 2023 by A. Tuson ORCID, D. Queloz ORCID, H. P. Osborn ORCID, T. G. Wilson ORCID, M. J. Hooton ORCID, M. Beck ORCID, M. Lendl ORCID, G. Olofsson ORCID, A. Fortier ORCID, A. Bonfanti ORCID, A. Brandeker ORCID, L. A. Buchhave ORCID, A. Collier Cameron ORCID, D. R. Ciardi ORCID, K. A. Collins ORCID and other authors.
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Abstract

ABSTRACT We report the discovery of two warm sub-Neptunes transiting the bright (G = 9.5 mag) K-dwarf HD 15906 (TOI 461, TIC 4646810). This star was observed by the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) in sectors 4 and 31, revealing two small transiting planets. The inner planet, HD 15906 b, was detected with an unambiguous period but the outer planet, HD 15906 c, showed only two transits separated by ∼ 734 d, leading to 36 possible values of its period. We performed follow-up observations with the CHaracterising ExOPlanet Satellite (CHEOPS) to confirm the true period of HD 15906 c and improve the radius precision of the two planets. From TESS, CHEOPS, and additional ground-based photometry, we find that HD 15906 b has a radius of 2.24 ± 0.08 R⊕ and a period of 10.924709 ± 0.000032 d, whilst HD 15906 c has a radius of 2.93$^{+0.07}_{-0.06}$ R⊕ and a period of 21.583298$^{+0.000052}_{-0.000055}$ d. Assuming zero bond albedo and full day-night heat redistribution, the inner and outer planet have equilibrium temperatures of 668 ± 13 K and 532 ± 10 K, respectively. The HD 15906 system has become one of only six multiplanet systems with two warm (≲ 700 K) sub-Neptune sized planets transiting a bright star (G ≤ 10 mag). It is an excellent target for detailed characterization studies to constrain the composition of sub-Neptune planets and test theories of planet formation and evolution.