Bibcode
Grouffal, S.; Santerne, A.; Bourrier, V.; Kunovac, V.; Dressing, C.; Akinsanmi, B.; Armstrong, C.; Baliwal, S.; Balsalobre-Ruza, O.; Barros, S. C. C.; Bayliss, D.; Crossfield, I. J. M.; Demangeon, O.; Dumusque, X.; Giacalone, S.; Harada, C. K.; Isaacson, H.; Kellermann, H.; Lillo-Box, J.; Llama, J.; Mortier, A.; Palle, E.; Rajpurohit, A. S.; Rice, M.; Santos, N. C.; Seidel, J. V.; Sharma, R.; Sousa, S. G.; Thomas, L.; Turtelboom, E. V.; Udry, S.; Wheatley, P. J.
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Astronomy and Astrophysics
Fecha de publicación:
9
2025
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Descripción
The obliquity between the stellar spin axis and the planetary orbit, detected via the Rossiter-McLaughlin (RM) effect, is a tracer of the formation history of planetary systems. While obliquity measurements have been extensively applied to hot Jupiters and short-period planets, they remain rare for cold and long-period planets due to observational challenges, particularly their long transit durations. We report the detection of the RM effect for the 19-hour transit of HIP 41378 f, a temperate giant planet on a 542-day orbit, observed through a worldwide spectroscopic campaign. We measured a slight projected obliquity of 21 ± 8° and a significant 3D spin-orbit angle of 52 ± 6°, based on the measurement of the stellar rotation period. HIP 41378 f is part a transiting system of five planets with planets close to mean motion resonances. The observed misalignment likely reflects a primordial tilt of the stellar spin axis relative to the protoplanetary disk, rather than dynamical interactions. HIP 41378 f is the first non-eccentric long-period planet (P>100 days) observed with the RM effect, opening new constraints on planetary formation theories. This observation should motivate the exploration of planetary obliquities across a longer range of orbital distances through international collaboration.
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