A multiplanet system of super-Earths orbiting the brightest red dwarf star GJ 887

S. V. Jeffers; S. Dreizler; J. R. Barnes; C. A. Haswell; R. P. Nelson; E. Rodríguez; M. J. Lopez-Gonzalez; N. Morales; R. Luque; M. Zechmeister; S. S. Vogt; J. S. Jenkins; E. Palle; Z. M. Berdinas; G. A. L. Coleman; M. R. Diaz; I. Ribas; H. R. A. Jones; R. P. Butler; C. G. Tinney; J. Bailey; B. D. Carter; S. ~O'Toole; R. A. Wittenmyer; J. D. Crane; F. Feng; S. A. Shectman; J. Teske; A. Reiners; P. J. Amado; G. Anglada-Escude; .

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A multiplanet system of super-Earths orbiting the brightest red dwarf star GJ 887

S. V. Jeffers
, S. Dreizler
, J. R. Barnes
, C. A. Haswell
, R. P. Nelson
, E. Rodríguez
, M. J. Lopez-Gonzalez
, N. Morales
, R. Luque
, M. Zechmeister
, S. S. Vogt
, J. S. Jenkins
, E. Palle
, Z. M. Berdinas
, G. A. L. Coleman
, M. R. Diaz
, I. Ribas
, H. R. A. Jones
, R. P. Butler
, C. G. Tinney

J. Bailey, B. D. Carter, S. ~O'Toole, R. A. Wittenmyer, J. D. Crane, F. Feng, S. A. Shectman, J. Teske, A. Reiners, P. J. Amado, G. Anglada-Escude, .

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The closet exoplanets to the Sun provide opportunities for detailed characterization of planets outside the Solar System. We report the discovery, using radial velocity measurements, of a compact multiplanet system of super-Earth exoplanets orbiting the nearby red dwarf star GJ 887. The two planets have orbital periods of 9.3 and 21.8 days. Assuming an Earth-like albedo, the equilibrium temperature of the 21.8-day planet is ~350 kelvin. The planets are interior to, but close to the inner edge of, the liquid-water habitable zone. We also detect an unconfirmed signal with a period of ~50 days, which could correspond to a third super-Earth in a more temperate orbit. Our observations show that GJ 887 has photometric variability below 500 parts per million, which is unusually quiet for a red dwarf.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1477-1481
Number of pages	5
Journal	Science
Volume	368
Issue number	6498
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aaz0795
Publication status	Published - 26 Jun 2020

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Jeffers, S. V., Dreizler, S., Barnes, J. R., Haswell, C. A., Nelson, R. P., Rodríguez, E., Lopez-Gonzalez, M. J., Morales, N., Luque, R., Zechmeister, M., Vogt, S. S., Jenkins, J. S., Palle, E., Berdinas, Z. M., Coleman, G. A. L., Diaz, M. R., Ribas, I., Jones, H. R. A., Butler, R. P., ... . (2020). A multiplanet system of super-Earths orbiting the brightest red dwarf star GJ 887. Science, 368(6498), 1477-1481. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aaz0795

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