A Multi-planet System Transiting the V = 9 Rapidly Rotating F-Star HD 106315
Abstract
We report the discovery of a multi-planet system orbiting HD 106315, a rapidly rotating mid F-type star, using data from the K2 mission. HD 106315 hosts a 2.51 ± 0.12 R ⊕ sub-Neptune in a 9.5-day orbit and a {4.31}-0.27+0.24 {R}\oplus super-Neptune in a 21-day orbit. The projected rotational velocity of HD 106315 (12.9 km s-1) likely precludes precise measurements of the planets’ masses but could enable a measurement of the sky-projected spin-orbit obliquity for the outer planet via Doppler tomography. The eccentricities of both planets were constrained to be consistent with 0, following a global modeling of the system that includes a Gaia distance and dynamical arguments. The HD 106315 system is one of few multi-planet systems hosting a Neptune-sized planet for which orbital obliquity measurements are possible, making it an excellent test-case for formation mechanisms of warm-Neptunian systems. The brightness of the host star also makes HD 106315 c a candidate for future transmission spectroscopic follow-up studies.
- Publication:
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The Astronomical Journal
- Pub Date:
- June 2017
- DOI:
- 10.3847/1538-3881/aa6dfb
- arXiv:
- arXiv:1701.03807
- Bibcode:
- 2017AJ....153..256R
- Keywords:
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- planetary systems;
- planets and satellites: detection;
- stars: individual: HD 106315;
- Astrophysics - Earth and Planetary Astrophysics;
- Astrophysics - Solar and Stellar Astrophysics
- E-Print:
- 9 pages, 5 figures, 3 tables, Accepted in AJ