Astrophysical: Exoplanet astronomy

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    TOI-6692 b: An Eccentric 130 Day Period Giant Planet with a Single Transit from TESS
    We report the discovery and characterization of TOI-6692 b, an eccentric (e ∼ 0.54) Jupiter on a 130 day orbit. TOI-6692 b was first detected as a community...
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    Transit Timing Variations for AU Microscopii b and c
    We explore the transit timing variations (TTVs) of the young (22 Myr) nearby AU Mic planetary system. For AU Mic b, we introduce three Spitzer (4.5 μm) transits...
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    TrES-1 b: A Case Study in Detecting Secular Evolution of Exoplanet Orbits
    We present a comprehensive analysis of transit, eclipse, and radial velocity data of the hot Jupiter TrES-1 b and confirm evidence of orbital variations on...
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    Two new rocky planets in the solar neighborhood
    An international scientific collaboration, in which the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) participates, has discovered two new super-Earths orbiting a...
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    VaTEST. II. Statistical Validation of 11 TESS-detected Exoplanets Orbiting K-type Stars
    NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) is an all-sky survey mission designed to find transiting exoplanets orbiting nearby bright stars. It has...
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    Vetting of 384 TESS Objects of Interest with TRICERATOPS and Statistical Validation of 12 Planet Candidates
    We present TRICERATOPS, a new Bayesian tool that can be used to vet and validate TESS Objects of Interest (TOIs). We test the tool on 68 TOIs that have been...
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    Wolf 503 b: Characterization of a Sub-Neptune Orbiting a Metal-poor K Dwarf
    Using radial-velocity measurements from four instruments, we report the mass and density of a 2.043 ±0.069 R ⊕ sub-Neptune orbiting the quiet K-dwarf Wolf 503...
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    XO-7 b: A Transiting Hot Jupiter with a Massive Companion on a Wide Orbit
    Transiting planets orbiting bright stars are the most favorable targets for follow-up and characterization. We report the discovery of the transiting hot...