2022AJ....163..147G


Query : 2022AJ....163..147G

2022AJ....163..147G - Astron. J., 163, 147-147 (2022/April-0)

Flares, Rotation, and Planets of the AU Mic System from TESS Observations.

GILBERT E.A., BARCLAY T., QUINTANA E.V., WALKOWICZ L.M., VEGA L.D., SCHLIEDER J.E., MONSUE T., CALE B.L., COLLINS K.I., GAIDOS E., EL MUFTI M., REEFE M.A., PLAVCHAN P., TANNER A., WITTENMYER R.A., WITTROCK J.M., JENKINS J.M., LATHAM D.W., RICKER G.R., ROSE M.E., SEAGER S., VANDERSPEK R.K. and WINN J.N.

Abstract (from CDS):

AU Mic is a young (∼24 Myr), pre-main-sequence M dwarf star that was observed in the first month of science observations of the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) and reobserved 2 years later. This target has photometric variability from a variety of sources that is readily apparent in the TESS light curves; spots induce modulation in the light curve, flares are present throughout (manifesting as sharp rises with slow exponential decay phases), and transits of AU Mic b may be seen by eye as dips in the light curve. We present a combined analysis of both TESS Sector 1 and Sector 27 AU Mic light curves including the new 20 s cadence data from TESS Year 3. We compare flare rates between both observations and analyze the spot evolution, showing that the activity levels increase slightly from Sector 1 to Sector 27. Furthermore, the 20 s data collection allows us to detect more flares, smaller flares, and better resolve flare morphology in white light as compared to the 2 minute data collection mode. We also refine the parameters for AU Mic b by fitting three additional transits of AU Mic b from Sector 27 using a model that includes stellar activity. We show that the transits exhibit clear transit timing variations with an amplitude of ∼80 s. We also detect three transits of a 2.8 R⊕ planet, AU Mic c, which has a period of 18.86 days.

Abstract Copyright: © 2022. The Author(s). Published by the American Astronomical Society.

Journal keyword(s): Exoplanet detection methods - Red dwarf flare stars - Transit timing variation method - Astronomy data modeling - M dwarf stars

Simbad objects: 13

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Number of rows : 13
N Identifier Otype ICRS (J2000)
RA
ICRS (J2000)
DEC
Mag U Mag B Mag V Mag R Mag I Sp type #ref
1850 - 2026
#notes
1 RGO 11239 * 00 52 53.4436522800 -25 32 53.293008444   16.075 15.453 15.276   ~ 2 0
2 LEDA 3123 G 00 53 11.809 -26 05 38.32   15.81 15.76 15.664   ~ 10 0
3 RGO 11185 * 00 53 29.4097850472 -26 02 21.308110836   14.208 13.589 13.483   ~ 5 0
4 RGO 3063 * 01 01 08.246 -29 00 41.54   17.25 16.82     ~ 2 0
5 RGO 3263 * 01 01 21.8871235296 -27 04 38.998854156   16.588 15.901 15.510   ~ 2 0
6 UCAC4 314-001093 * 01 01 24.9936236208 -27 19 55.760228076   13.544 12.786 12.718   ~ 9 0
7 RGO 3272 * 01 01 29.5992040800 -26 59 15.697930344   16.924 16.187 16.145   ~ 2 0
8 RGO 3226 * 01 01 34.5329159544 -27 20 37.147386084   15.626 14.741 14.749   ~ 2 0
9 RGO 3227 * 01 01 40.5935826792 -27 20 32.737482564   16.350 15.607 15.412   ~ 2 0
10 NAME beta Pic Moving Group MGr 14 30 -42.0           ~ 894 0
11 HD 197481c Pl 20 45 09.5324974119 -31 20 27.237889841           ~ 82 0
12 HD 197481 BY* 20 45 09.5324974119 -31 20 27.237889841   10.05 8.627 9.078 6.593 M1VeBa1 1344 0
13 HD 197481b Pl 20 45 09.5324974119 -31 20 27.237889841           ~ 158 0

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