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The Anglo-Australian planet search. XXII: Two new multi-planet systems

  • Robert A. Wittenmyer
  • , J. Horner
  • , Mikko Tuomi
  • , G. S. Salter
  • , C.G. Tinney
  • , R. P. Butler
  • , H.R.A. Jones
  • , S. J. O'Toole
  • , J. Bailey
  • , B. D. Carter
  • , J. S. Jenkins
  • , Z. Zhang
  • , S. S. Vogt
  • , Eugenio J. Rivera

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Abstract

We report the detection of two new planets from the Anglo-Australian Planet Search. These planets orbit two stars each previously known to host one planet. The new planet orbiting HD 142 has a period of 6005 +/- 427 days, and a minimum mass of 5.3 M-Jup. HD 142c is thus a new Jupiter analog: a gas-giant planet with a long period and low eccentricity (e = 0.21 +/- 0.07). The second planet in the HD 159868 system has a period of 352.3 +/- 1.3 days and m sin i = 0.73 +/- 0.05 M-Jup. In both of these systems, including the additional planets in the fitting process significantly reduced the eccentricity of the original planet. These systems are thus examples of how multiple-planet systems can masquerade as moderately eccentric single-planet systems.

Original languageEnglish
Article number169
Number of pages12
JournalThe Astrophysical Journal
Volume753
Issue number2
Early online date26 Jun 2012
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 10 Jul 2012

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