Eleanor best-fit (upper) apertures superimposed on TESS target pixel files (TPF) extracted for each sector. All TPFs were measured from 0 to 30,000 AH-1 s-1. We use these openings to extract the flow within the Eleanor, which is then corrected via the default Eleanor-corrected flow routine (bottom). The apertures and light curves are colored by the TESS sector. credit: Astrophysical Journal (2023). DOI: 10.3847/1538-4357/acb8ac
The researchers, led by Wu Tao of the Yunnan Observatories of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Jiang Chen of the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research, re-analyzed the properties of the eccentric planetary system HD 76920b through a detailed analysis of its host star HD 76920.
The study has been published in Astrophysical Journal on March 2.
HD 76920b has an orbital eccentricity of 0.856 (comparable to eccentric solar system objects Comet 2P/Encke and asteroid 3200 Phaethon), making it one of the most eccentric objects around. planets It is known to orbit evolving stars.
The solar-like oscillations in HD 76920 were detected for the first time, using five segments of the TESS light curve covering about 140 days of data. Using stellar modeling conducted by five individual international teams, the researchers determined improved measurements of the stellar mass, radius, and age, and updated the planet’s semi-major axis and mass.
With these updated characteristics of the planetary system, they have confirmed that the planet is currently far enough from the star to suffer a slight tidal decay until it is engulfed in the interstellar envelope. They predicted that this event would occur within 100 Myr, depending on the stellar model used.
Astroscience is known for its ability to describe basic stellar parameters (such as mass, radius, and density) with a high level of accuracy and is a critical factor in constraining planetary properties.
This work on stellar Mercury analysis confirms the potential of stellar oscillations for the characterization of exoplanet systems through the synergy between exoplanet research and Venus stellar science.
more information:
Chen Jiang et al., TESS Asteroseismic Analysis of HD 76920: Giant Star Hosts Extremely Eccentric Exoplanet, Astrophysical Journal (2023). DOI: 10.3847/1538-4357/acb8ac
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