TOI-2379 b and TOI-2384 b: Two super-Jupiter mass planets transiting low-mass host stars

Edward M. Bryant, Daniel Bayliss, Joel D. Hartman, Elyar Sedaghati, Melissa J. Hobson, Andrés Jordán, Rafael Brahm, Gaspar Bakos, Jose Manuel Almenara, Khalid Barkaoui, Xavier Bonfils, Marion Cointepas, Karen A. Collins, Georgina Dransfield, Phil Evans, Michaël Gillon, Emmanuël Jehin, Felipe Murgas, Francisco J. Pozuelos, Richard P. SchwarzMathilde Timmermans, Cristilyn N. Watkins, Anaël Wünsche, R. Paul Butler, Jeffrey D. Crane, Steve Shectman, Johanna K. Teske, David Charbonneau, Zahra Essack, Jon M. Jenkins, Hannah M. Lewis, Sara Seager, Eric B. Ting, Joshua N. Winn

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Abstract

Short-period gas giant planets have been shown to be significantly rarer for host stars less massive than the Sun. We report the discovery of two transiting giant planets - TOI-2379 b and TOI-2384 b - with low-mass (early M) host stars. Both planets were detected using Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite photometry and for both the transit signal was validated using ground-based photometric facilities. We confirm the planetary nature of these companions and measure their masses using radial velocity observations. We find that TOI-2379 b has an orbital period of 5.469 d and a mass and radius of 5.76 ±0.20 MJ and 1.046 ±0.023 RJ and TOI-2384 b has an orbital period of 2.136 d and a mass and radius of 1.966 ±0.059 MJ and 1.025 ±0.021 RJ. TOI-2379 b and TOI-2384 b have the highest and third highest planet-to-star mass ratios, respectively, out of all transiting exoplanets with a low-mass host star, placing them uniquely among the population of known exoplanets and making them highly important pieces of the puzzle for understanding the extremes of giant planet formation.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3893-3906
Number of pages14
JournalMonthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Volume533
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Oct 2024
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • planets and satellites: formation
  • planets and satellites: gaseous planets
  • planets and satellites: individual: TOI-2379 b
  • planets and satellites: individual: TOI-2384 b
  • stars: low-mass

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