Bibcode
Carleo, Ilaria; Nowak, Grzegorz; Murgas, Felipe; Pallé, Enric; Lacedelli, Gaia; Masseron, Thomas; Wong, Emily W.; Castro-González, Amadeo; Jankowski, Dawid; Eggenberger, Patrick; Jenkins, James S.; Goździewski, Krzysztof; Bourrier, Vincent; Alves, Douglas R.; Vines, José I.; Stassun, Keivan G.; Brogi, Matteo; Messina, Sergio; Clark, Catherine A.; Collins, Karen A.; Deeg, Hans J.; Furlan, Elise; Gandolfi, Davide; González, Samuel Geraldía; Hellier, Coel; Hatzes, Artie P.; Howell, Steve B.; Korth, Judith; Knudstrup, Emil; Lillo-Box, Jorge; Livingston, John H.; Orell-Miquel, Jaume; Persson, Carina; Redfield, Seth; Safonov, Boris; Baker, David; Cochran, William; Delgado, Rafael Delfin Barrena; Bieryla, Allyson; Boyle, Andrew; Bosch-Cabot, Pau; Barris, Núria Casasayas; Chairetas, Stavros; Ciardi, David R.; Fukui, Akihiko; Guerra, Pere; Kawauchi, Kiyoe; Libotte, Florence; Lund, Michael B.; Luque, Rafael; Martín Guerrero de Escalante, Eduardo Lorenzo; Massey, Bob; Michaels, Edward J.; Morello, Giuseppe; Narita, Norio; Parvianien, Hannu; Schwarz, Richard P.; Shporer, Avi; Stangret, Monika; Watkins, Cristilyn N.
Referencia bibliográfica
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Fecha de publicación:
7
2026
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Descripción
As part of the KESPRINT collaboration, we present the discovery and characterization of three exoplanets in the sub-Neptune to super-Neptune regime, spanning key regions of the exo-Neptunian landscape. TOI-1472 c and TOI-1648 b are newly discovered sub-Neptunes, while TOI-1472 b is a previously known super-Neptune for which we provide an improved mass measurement. These planets have orbital periods of 6─15 d and radii of 2.5─4.1 R$_{\oplus }$, probing regions where planet formation and atmospheric evolution remain poorly understood. We combine Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite transit photometry with ground-based radial velocities to determine precise masses, radii, and orbital properties. TOI-1472 b has a mass of $18.0^{+0.84}_{-0.85}$ M$_{\oplus }$ and a radius of $4.06 \pm 0.10$ R$_{\oplus }$, TOI-1472 c has a mass of $21.1^{+0.96}_{-0.99}$ M$_{\oplus }$ and a radius of $3.33 \pm 0.08$ R$_{\oplus }$, and TOI-1648 b has a mass of $7.4^{+1.1}_{-1.3}$ M$_{\oplus }$ and a radius of $2.54^{+0.14}_{-0.12}$ R$_{\oplus }$. The planets exhibit a range of eccentricities (0.041─0.178), indicating diverse evolutionary histories. TOI-1648 b, with a high transmission spectroscopy metric (${\rm TSM} \sim 59$), is a promising target for atmospheric characterization. Together, these three planets provide precise constraints on the structure, composition, and dynamical evolution of small to intermediate-sized exoplanets, enriching our understanding of the exo-Neptunian landscape.