Astronomy:K2-32

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Short description: Yellowish-hued star in the constellation Ophiuchus
K2-32
Observation data
Equinox J2000.0]] (ICRS)
Constellation Ophiuchus[1]
Right ascension  16h 49m 42.2602s[2]
Declination −19° 32′ 34.151″[2]
Apparent magnitude (V) 12.31±0.02[3]
Characteristics
Spectral type G9V[4]
Apparent magnitude (J) 10.404±0.024[5]
Apparent magnitude (H) 9.993±0.025[5]
Apparent magnitude (K) 9.821±0.019[5]
Variable type Planetary transit variable[6]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)−1.82±0.14[7] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: −16.662(18)[2] mas/yr
Dec.: −53.564(13)[2] mas/yr
Parallax (π)6.3939 ± 0.0153[2] mas
Distance510 ± 1 ly
(156.4 ± 0.4 pc)
Details[3]
Mass0.856±0.028 M
Radius0.845+0.044
−0.035
 R
Surface gravity (log g)4.49±0.05 cgs
Temperature5275±60 K
Metallicity [Fe/H]−0.02±0.04 dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)0.7 km/s
Age7.9±4.5 Gyr
Other designations
Gaia DR2 4130539180358512768, EPIC 205071984, 2MASS J16494226-1932340[8]
Database references
SIMBADdata

K2-32 is a G9-type main sequence star slightly smaller and less massive than the sun.[4] Four confirmed transiting exoplanets are known to orbit this star.[9] A study of atmospheric escape from the planet K2-32b caused by high-energy stellar irradiation indicates that the star has always been a very slow rotator.[10]

Planetary system

Discovery

The star K2-32 was initially found to have three transiting planet candidates by Andrew Vanderburg and collaborators in 2016.[7] The innermost planet candidate, at that time, K2-32b was confirmed using radial velocity measurements made with the Keck telescope.[4] Confirmation of planets c and d was made by Sinukoff et al. using adaptive optics imaging and computer analysis to eliminate possible false positives.[6]

The Earth-sized planet K2-32e was discovered and validated by René Heller and team in 2019.[9][11]

Transit light curves of all four planets orbiting the star K2-32.[9]

Characteristics

With periods of 4.34, 8.99, 20.66 and 31.71 days the four planets orbits are very close to a 1:2:5:7 orbital resonance chain. The densities of planets b, c, and d are between those of Saturn and Neptune, which suggests large and massive atmospheres. The planet K2-32e with a radius almost identical to that of the Earth is almost certainly a terrestrial planet.[9] All four planets are well inside even the optimistic inner boundary of the habitable zone located at 0.58 astronomical units.[12]

Planetary system of the star K2-32 showing planetary radii and orbital resonances.[9]
The K2-32 planetary system[9][3][13]
Companion
(in order from star)
Mass Semimajor axis
(AU)
Orbital period
(days)
Eccentricity Inclination Radius
K2-32e 2.1+1.3−1.1 M 0.04899+0.00041−0.00038 4.34934±0.00039 0.043+0.048−0.030 89.0±0.7° 1.212+0.052−0.046 R
K2-32b 15.0+1.8−1.7 M 0.07950+0.00066−0.00062 8.992±0.00008 0.03+0.032−0.02 89.0+0.5−0.3° 5.299±0.191 R
K2-32c 8.1±2.4 M 0.13843+0.00115−0.00108 20.66093+0.00080−0.00079 0.049+0.046−0.035 89.4+0.3−0.2° 2.134+0.123−0.102 R
K2-32d 6.7±2.5 M 0.18422+0.00152−0.00144 31.71701+0.00101−0.00096 0.05+0.053−0.035 89.4±0.1° 3.484+0.112−0.129 R

References

  1. Roman, Nancy G. (1987). "Identification of a Constellation From a Position". Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific 99 (617): 695–699. doi:10.1086/132034. Bibcode1987PASP...99..695R.  Vizier query form
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Brown, A. G. A. (2021). "Gaia Early Data Release 3: Summary of the contents and survey properties". Astronomy & Astrophysics 649: A1. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202039657. Bibcode2021A&A...649A...1G.  Gaia EDR3 record for this source at VizieR.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Petigura, Erik A. et al. (2017). "Four Sub-Saturns with Dissimilar Densities: Windows into Planetary Cores and Envelopes". The Astronomical Journal 153 (4): 142. doi:10.3847/1538-3881/aa5ea5. Bibcode2017AJ....153..142P. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 Dai, Fei et al. (2016). "Doppler Monitoring of Five K2 Transiting Planetary Systems". The Astrophysical Journal 823 (2): 115. doi:10.3847/0004-637X/823/2/115. Bibcode2016ApJ...823..115D. 
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 Skrutskie, Michael F. et al. (1 February 2006). "The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS)". The Astronomical Journal 131 (2): 1163–1183. doi:10.1086/498708. Bibcode2006AJ....131.1163S.  Vizier catalog entry
  6. 6.0 6.1 Sinukoff, Evan et al. (2016). "Eleven Multiplanet Systems From K2 Campaigns 1 and 2 and the Masses of Two Hot Super-Earths". The Astrophysical Journal 827 (1): 78. doi:10.3847/0004-637X/827/1/78. Bibcode2016ApJ...827...78S. 
  7. 7.0 7.1 Vanderburg, Andrew et al. (2016). "Planetary Candidates from the First Year of the K2 Mission". The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series 222 (1): 14. doi:10.3847/0067-0049/222/1/14. Bibcode2016ApJS..222...14V. 
  8. "K2-32". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=K2-32. 
  9. 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 Heller, René; Rodenbeck, Kai; Hippke, Michael (2019). "Transit least-squares survey. I. Discovery and validation of an Earth-sized planet in the four-planet system K2-32 near the 1:2:5:7 resonance". Astronomy and Astrophysics 625: A31. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201935276. Bibcode2019A&A...625A..31H. https://www.aanda.org/articles/aa/full_html/2019/05/aa35276-19/aa35276-19.html. 
  10. Kubyshkina, D. et al. (2019). "Close-in Sub-Neptunes Reveal the Past Rotation History of Their Host Stars: Atmospheric Evolution of Planets in the HD 3167 and K2-32 Planetary Systems". The Astrophysical Journal 879 (1): 26. doi:10.3847/1538-4357/ab1e42. Bibcode2019ApJ...879...26K. 
  11. "Astronomers Discover 18 New Small Exoplanets in Kepler Data" (Press release). Sci-News.com. 2019-05-28. Retrieved 2019-09-27.
  12. Wittenmyer, Robert A. et al. (2018). "The K2-HERMES Survey. I. Planet-candidate Properties from K2 Campaigns 1–3". The Astronomical Journal 155 (2): 84. doi:10.3847/1538-3881/aaa3e4. Bibcode2018AJ....155...84W. 
  13. Lillo-Box, J. et al. (2020). "Masses for the seven planets in K2-32 and K2-233". Astronomy & Astrophysics 640: A48. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202037896. Bibcode2020A&A...640A..48L. 

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