Two Hot Jupiters from K2 Campaign 4
Abstract
We confirm the planetary nature of two transiting hot Jupiters discovered by the Kepler spacecraft’s K2 extended mission in its Campaign 4, using precise radial velocity measurements from FIES@NOT, HARPS-N@TNG, and the coudé spectrograph on the McDonald Observatory 2.7 m telescope. K2-29 b (EPIC 211089792b) transits a K1V star with a period of 3.2589263 ± 0.0000015 days; its orbit is slightly eccentric (e={0.084}-0.023+0.032). It has a radius of {R}P={1.000}-0.067+0.071 RJ and a mass of {M}P={0.613}-0.026+0.027 MJ. Its host star exhibits significant rotational variability, and we measure a rotation period of {P}{rot}=10.777+/- 0.031 days. K2-30 b (EPIC 210957318 b) transits a G6V star with a period of 4.098503 ± 0.000011 days. It has a radius of {R}P={1.039}-0.051+0.050 RJ and a mass of {M}P={0.579}-0.027+0.028 MJ. The star has a low metallicity for a hot Jupiter host, [{Fe}/{{H}}]=-0.15+/- 0.05.
- Publication:
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The Astronomical Journal
- Pub Date:
- June 2016
- DOI:
- 10.3847/0004-6256/151/6/171
- arXiv:
- arXiv:1601.07844
- Bibcode:
- 2016AJ....151..171J
- Keywords:
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- planets and satellites: detection;
- planets and satellites: individual: EPIC 211089792 b (K2-29 b;
- EPIC 210957318 b (K2-30 b;
- stars: fundamental parameters;
- stars: rotation;
- Astrophysics - Earth and Planetary Astrophysics;
- Astrophysics - Solar and Stellar Astrophysics
- E-Print:
- Accepted for publication in AJ. 11 pages, 3 figures