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2024AJ....168..144M - Astron. J., 168, 144 (2024/October-0)

κ Andromedae b Is a Fast Rotator from KPIC High-resolution Spectroscopy.

MORRIS E.C., WANG J.J., HSU C.-C., RUFFIO J.-B., XUAN J.W., DELORME J.-R., HOOD C., BRYAN M.L., MARTIN E.C., PEZZATO J., MAWET D., SKEMER A., BAKER A., BARTOS R., CALVIN B., CETRE S., DOPPMANN G., ECHEVERRI D., FINNERTY L., FITZGERALD M.P., JOVANOVIC N., LIBERMAN J., LOPEZ R., SAPPEY B., SCHOFIELD T., WALLACE J.K. and WANG J.

Abstract (from CDS):

We used the Keck Planet Imager and Characterizer to obtain high-resolution (R ∼ 35,000) K-band spectra of κ Andromedae b, a planetary-mass companion orbiting the B9V star, κ Andromedae A. We characterized its spin, radial velocity, and bulk atmospheric parameters through use of a forward-modeling framework to jointly fit planetary spectra and residual starlight speckles, obtaining likelihood-based posterior probabilities. We also detected H2O and CO in its atmosphere via cross correlation. We measured a $v\sin (i)$ value for κ Andromedae b of 38.42 ± 0.05 km s–1, allowing us to extend our understanding of the population of close-in bound companions at higher rotation rates. This rotation rate is one of the highest spins relative to breakup velocity measured to date, at close to 50% of breakup velocity. We identify a radial velocity $-{17.35}_{-0.09}^{+0.05}$ km s–1, which we use with existing astrometry and radial velocity measurements to update the orbital fit. We also measure an effective temperature of 1700 ± 100 K and a $\mathrm{log}(g)$ of 4.7 ± 0.5 cgs dex.

Abstract Copyright: © 2024. The Author(s). Published by the American Astronomical Society.

Journal keyword(s): Exoplanet atmospheres - Exoplanet formation - High angular resolution - High resolution spectroscopy

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