2025AJ....170..318D


Query : 2025AJ....170..318D

2025AJ....170..318D - Astron. J., 170, 318 (2025/December-0)

THYME. XIII. Two Young Neptunes Orbiting a 75 Myr Star in the Alpha Persei Cluster.

DATTILO A., VANDERBURG A.M., BARBER M.G., MANN A.W., KERR R., KRAUS A.L., LIVESEY J.R., WATKINS C., COLLINS K.A., GARCIA-MEJIA J., TAMBURO P., BECKER J., MORTIER A., WILSON T., SCARSDALE N., GILBERT E.A., POLANSKI A.S., HOWELL S.B., CROSSFIELD I., BIERYLA A., CIARDI D.R., BARCLAY T., CHARBONNEAU D., LATHAM D.W., MURPHY J.M.A., NEWTON E., MASSEY B., SCHWARZ R.P., STOCKDALE C., WILKIN F.P. and ZAMBELLI R.

Abstract (from CDS):

Young planets with mass measurements are particularly valuable in studying atmospheric mass-loss processes, but these planets are rare and their masses difficult to measure due to stellar activity. We report the discovery of a planetary system around TOI-6109, a young, 75 Myr-old Sun-like star in the Alpha Persei cluster. It hosts at least two transiting Neptune-like planets within 10 day orbital periods. Using three TESS sectors, 30 CHEOPS orbits, and photometric follow-up observations from the ground, we confirm the signals of the two planets. TOI-6109 b has an orbital period of P = $5.690{4}_{-0.0004}^{+0.0004}$ days and a radius of R = $4.8{7}_{-0.12}^{+0.16}$R⊕. The outer planet, TOI-6109 c has an orbital period of P = $8.538{8}_{-0.0005}^{+0.0006}$ days and a radius of R = $4.8{3}_{-0.06}^{+0.07}$ R⊕. These planets orbit just outside a 3:2 mean motion resonance. The near-resonant configuration presents the opportunity to measure the planet's mass via TTV measurements and to bypass difficult RV measurements. Measuring the masses of the planets in this system will allow us to test theoretical models of atmospheric mass loss.

Abstract Copyright: © 2025. The Author(s). Published by the American Astronomical Society.

Journal keyword(s): Transit photometry - Hot Neptunes - Exoplanet detection methods

Simbad objects: 8

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Number of rows : 8
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 NAME THA MGr 00 00 -62.0           ~ 540 0
2 Gaia DR3 241035802330976896 * 03 20 31.1631770637 +42 36 25.426018173           ~ 1 0
3 TOI-6109 Em* 03 20 31.6229965872 +42 36 25.486570296   11.64 11.05     G3 11 0
4 TOI-6109.02 Pl 03 20 31.6229965872 +42 36 25.486570296           ~ 2 0
5 TOI-6109.01 Pl 03 20 31.6229965872 +42 36 25.486570296           ~ 4 0
6 * alf Per V* 03 24 19.3700924 +49 51 40.245455 2.64 2.27 1.79     F5Ib 870 1
7 Cl Melotte 20 MGr 03 26 50.6 +48 51 48           ~ 928 0
8 Cl Melotte 22 OpC 03 46 38.0 +24 10 41           ~ 3679 0

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