Search for nearby earth analogs. II. RV analysis. Virtual Observatory Resource

Authors
  1. Feng F.
  2. Butler R.P.
  3. Shectman S.A.
  4. Crane J.D.
  5. Vogt S.
  6. Chambers J.,Jones H.R.A.
  7. Wang S.X.
  8. Teske J.K.
  9. Burt J.
  10. Diaz M.R.
  11. Thompson I.B.
  12. Published by
    CDS
Abstract

Zechmeister et al. (2009, J/A+A/505/859) surveyed 38 nearby M dwarfs from 2000 to 2007 March with VLT2 and the Ultraviolet and Visual Echelle Spectrograph (UVES) spectrometer. These data have recently been reanalyzed, yielding a significant improvement in the Doppler velocity precision. Spurred by this, we have combined the UVES data with velocity sets from High Accuracy Radial velocity Planet Searcher, Magellan/Planet Finder Spectrograph, and Keck/High Resolution Echelle Spectrometer. Sixteen planet candidates have been uncovered orbiting nine M dwarfs. Five of them are new planets corresponding to radial velocity signals, which are not sensitive to the choice of noise models and are identified in multiple data sets over various time spans. Eight candidate planets require additional observation to be confirmed. We also confirm three previously reported planets. Among the new planets, GJ 180 d and GJ 229A c are super-Earths located in the conservative habitable zones of their host stars. We investigate their dynamical stability using the Monte Carlo approach and find both planetary orbits are robust to the gravitational perturbations of the companion planets. Due to their proximity to the Sun, the angular separation between the host stars and the potentially habitable planets in these two systems is 25 and 59 mas, respectively. They are thus good candidates for future direct imaging by James Webb Space Telescope and E-ELT. In addition, we find GJ 433 c, a cold super-Neptune belonging to an unexplored population of Neptune-like planets. With a separation of 0.5" from its host star, GJ 433 c is probably the first realistic candidate for the direct imaging of cold Neptunes. A comprehensive survey of these planets is important for the studies of planet formation.

Keywords
  1. radial-velocity
  2. spectroscopy
  3. m-stars
Bibliographic source Bibcode
2020ApJS..246...11F
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2020-11-27T12:06:00Z
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