2026AJ....171..173M


Query : 2026AJ....171..173M

2026AJ....171..173M - Astron. J., 171, 173 (2026/March-0)

A Warm Massive Pair of Planets around TOI-1232 Revealed with Transit-timing Variations and Doppler Spectroscopy.

MIHAYLOV D.P., EBERHARDT J., TRIFONOV T., BRAHM R., HENNING T., JORDAN A., STOEVA D., JONES M.I., ACUNA-AGUIRRE L., STEFANOV S., TALA PINTO M., HOBSON M.J., ESPINOZA N., ROJAS F.I., SCHLECKER M., BOZHILOV V., GUILLOT T., TRIAUD A.H.M.J., LISSAUER J.J., KORTH J., PARVIAINEN H., KREIDBERG L., BENDJOYA P., SUAREZ O., ZIEGLER C., ROWDEN P., RUDAT A., KOSTOV V., WINN J.N., JENKINS J.M., COLLINS K.A., WATKINS C.N., RADFORD D.J., STOCKDALE C. and GAN T.

Abstract (from CDS):

TOI-1232 is a G dwarf star with a mass of $1.0{6}_{-0.06}^{+0.07}\,{M}_{\odot }$, a radius of 1.07 ± 0.05R⊙, and a slightly higher metallicity than solar of Fe/H = 0.18 ± 0.05. The star hosts a transiting warm Jovian-mass planet, TOI-1232 b, with an orbital period of ${P}_{{\rm{b}}}=14.25{6}_{-0.001}^{+0.001}$ days, identified with data from multiple sectors of the TESS space telescope. The TESS light curve of TOI-1232 is complex, as it is contaminated by a background eclipsing binary with a period of 1.37 days. TOI-1232 b was firmly confirmed by ground-based transit follow-up campaigns from the Las Cumbres, Hazelwood, Brierfield, and ASTEP observatories. Additionally, the TESS transits of TOI-1232 b exhibit strong transit-timing variations (TTVs) with a superperiod of 235.5 ± 0.7 days and a semiamplitude of 27 minutes. Radial velocity (RV) follow-up with the FEROS spectrograph confirms the planetary nature of the transiting candidate, while a self-consistent N-body analysis of RVs and TTVs pinpoints the presence of a second outer Saturn-mass companion, TOI-1232 c with a period of ${P}_{{\rm{c}}}=30.35{6}_{-0.012}^{+0.010}$ days. The TOI-1232 warm-giant system is particularly important due to the evidence of two massive planets that reside near the 2:1 commensurability but are not locked in a mean-motion resonance. Thanks to TESS, we have revealed a handful of these rare systems. Hence, TOI-1232 is an important addition to understanding the formation and dynamical evolution of such compact, massive, warm giant planets.

Abstract Copyright: © 2026. The Author(s). Published by the American Astronomical Society.

Journal keyword(s): Exoplanet dynamics - Transit photometry - Transit timing variation method - Radial velocity

Simbad objects: 10

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Number of rows : 10
N Identifier Otype ICRS (J2000)
RA
ICRS (J2000)
DEC
Mag U Mag B Mag V Mag R Mag I Sp type #ref
1850 - 2026
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1 TOI-2202 * 03 24 54.8617645405 -73 57 27.263237472   13.902 12.988 12.818   ~ 25 0
2 TOI-2202b Pl 03 24 54.8617645405 -73 57 27.263237472           ~ 11 0
3 TOI-2525b Pl 05 47 24.1880042543 -60 31 17.070197468           ~ 12 0
4 TOI-2525 * 05 47 24.1880042543 -60 31 17.070197468           K8V 16 0
5 TOI-4504 * 07 37 52.1724996856 -62 04 41.671411697   14.239 13.365 13.167   ~ 7 0
6 TIC 364395227 EB* 07 45 58.8100215357 -61 52 55.688020245           ~ 2 0
7 Gaia DR3 5289147741356513024 * 07 45 59.5165649656 -61 52 43.350847527           ~ 1 0
8 TOI-1232.01 Pl 07 46 00.3406203576 -61 52 47.663200596           ~ 2 0
9 TOI-1232c Pl? 07 46 00.3406203576 -61 52 47.663200596           ~ 1 0
10 TOI-1232 * 07 46 00.3406203576 -61 52 47.663200596   13.40 12.68     ~ 7 0

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