An Ultra-short Period Rocky Super-Earth with a Secondary Eclipse and a Neptune-like Companion around K2-141

Ultra-short period (USP) planets are a class of low-mass planets with periods shorter than one day. Their origin is still unknown, with photo-evaporation of mini-Neptunes and in situ formation being the most credited hypotheses. Formation scenarios differ radically in the predicted composition of US...

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Main Authors: Malavolta, Luca (Author), Mayo, Andrew W. (Author), Louden, Tom (Author), Rajpaul, Vinesh M. (Author), Bonomo, Aldo S. (Author), Crossfield, Ian Jm (Author), Buchhave, Lars A. (Author), Kreidberg, Laura (Author), Kristiansen, Martti H. (Author), Lopez-Morales, Mercedes (Author), Mortier, Annelies (Author), Vanderburg, Andrew (Author), Coffinet, Adrien (Author), Ehrenreich, David (Author), Lovis, Christophe (Author), Bouchy, Francois (Author), Charbonneau, David (Author), Ciardi, David R. (Author), Cameron, Andrew Collier (Author), Cosentino, Rosario (Author), Damasso, Mario (Author), Dressing, Courtney D. (Author), Dumusque, Xavier (Author), Everett, Mark E. (Author), Figueira, Pedro (Author), Fiorenzano, Aldo F. M. (Author), Gonzales, Erica J. (Author), Haywood, Raphaëlle D. (Author), Harutyunyan, Avet (Author), Hirsch, Lea (Author), Howell, Steve B. (Author), Johnson, John Asher (Author), Latham, David W. (Author), Lopez, Eric (Author), Mayor, Michel (Author), Micela, Giusi (Author), Molinari, Emilio (Author), Nascimbeni, Valerio (Author), Pepe, Francesco (Author), Phillips, David F. (Author), Piotto, Giampaolo (Author), Rice, Ken (Author), Sasselov, Dimitar (Author), Ségransan, Damien (Author), Sozzetti, Alessandro (Author), Udry, Stéphane (Author), Watson, Chris (Author)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Physics (Contributor)
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Language:English
Published: American Astronomical Society, 2021-09-09T13:57:22Z.
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