A Second Giant Planet in 3:2 Mean-motion Resonance in the HD 204313 System
Abstract
We present eight years of high-precision radial velocity (RV) data for HD 204313 from the 2.7 m Harlan J. Smith Telescope at McDonald Observatory. The star is known to have a giant planet (Msin i = 3.5 MJ ) on a ~1900 day orbit, and a Neptune-mass planet at 0.2 AU. Using our own data in combination with the published CORALIE RVs of Ségransan et al., we discover an outer Jovian (Msin i = 1.6 MJ ) planet with P ~ 2800 days. Our orbital fit suggests that the planets are in a 3:2 mean motion resonance, which would potentially affect their stability. We perform a detailed stability analysis and verify that the planets must be in resonance.
- Publication:
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The Astrophysical Journal
- Pub Date:
- July 2012
- DOI:
- arXiv:
- arXiv:1205.3689
- Bibcode:
- 2012ApJ...754...50R
- Keywords:
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- planetary systems;
- planets and satellites: dynamical evolution and stability;
- stars: individual: HD 204313;
- techniques: radial velocities;
- Astrophysics - Earth and Planetary Astrophysics
- E-Print:
- Accepted for publication in ApJ