THYME. VIII. MELANGE-3 candidate members Virtual Observatory Resource

Authors
  1. Barber M.G.
  2. Mann A.W.
  3. Bush J.L.
  4. Tofflemire B.M.
  5. Kraus A.L.,Krolikowski D.M.
  6. Vanderburg A.
  7. Fields M.J.
  8. Newton E.R.
  9. Owens D.A.,Thao Pa C.
  10. Published by
    CDS
Abstract

Young planets provide a window into the early stages and evolution of planetary systems. Ideal planets for such research are in coeval associations, where the parent population can precisely determine their ages. We describe a young association (MELANGE-3) in the Kepler field, which harbors two transiting planetary systems (KOI-3876 and Kepler-970). We identify MELANGE-3 by searching for kinematic and spatial overdensities around Kepler planet hosts with high levels of lithium. To determine the age and membership of MELANGE-3, we combine new high-resolution spectra with archival light curves, velocities, and astrometry of stars near KOI-3876 spatially and kinematically. We use the resulting rotation sequence, lithium levels, and color-magnitude diagram of candidate members to confirm the presence of a coeval 105{+/-}10Myr population. MELANGE-3 may be part of the recently identified Theia 316 stream. For the two exoplanet systems, we revise the stellar and planetary parameters, taking into account the newly determined age. Fitting the 4.5yr Kepler light curves, we find that KOI-3876b is a 2.0{+/-}0.1 R{Earth} planet on a 19.58day orbit, while Kepler-970b is a 2.8{+/-}0.2R{Earth} planet on a 16.73day orbit. KOI-3876 was previously flagged as an eclipsing binary, which we rule out using radial velocities from APOGEE and statistically validate the signal as planetary in origin. Given its overlap with the Kepler field, MELANGE-3 is valuable for studies of spot evolution on year timescales, and both planets contribute to the growing work on transiting planets in young stellar associations.

Keywords
  1. stellar-associations
  2. stellar-spectral-types
  3. visible-astronomy
  4. trigonometric-parallax
  5. proper-motions
  6. radial-velocity
  7. spectroscopy
  8. infrared-astronomy
Bibliographic source Bibcode
2022AJ....164...88B
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doi:10.26093/cds/vizier.51640088

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History

2022-11-22T07:00:22Z
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2022-11-22T07:00:22Z
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