Radial velocity exploration of {epsilon} Eridani

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We present the most sensitive direct imaging and radial velocity (RV) exploration of {epsilon} Eridani to date. {epsilon} Eridani is an adolescent planetary system, reminiscent of the early solar system. It is surrounded by a prominent and complex debris disk that is likely stirred by one or several gas giant exoplanets. The discovery of the RV signature of a giant exoplanet was announced 15 yr ago, but has met with scrutiny due to possible confusion with stellar noise. We confirm the planet with a new compilation and analysis of precise RV data spanning 30 yr, and combine it with upper limits from our direct imaging search, the most sensitive ever performed. The deep images were taken in the Ms band (4.7 {mu}m) with the vortex coronagraph recently installed in W.M. Keck Observatory's infrared camera NIRC2, which opens a sensitive window for planet searches around nearby adolescent systems. The RV data and direct imaging upper limit maps were combined in an innovative joint Bayesian analysis, providing new constraints on the mass and orbital parameters of the elusive planet. {epsilon} Eridani b has a mass of 0.78_-0.12_^+0.38^ M_Jup_ and is orbiting {epsilon} Eridani at about 3.48+/-0.02 au with a period of 7.37+/-0.07 yr. The eccentricity of {epsilon} Eridani b's orbit is 0.07_-0.05_^+0.06^, an order of magnitude smaller than early estimates and consistent with a circular orbit. We discuss our findings from the standpoint of planet-disk interactions and prospects for future detection and characterization with the James Webb Space Telescope.

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DOI http://doi.org/10.26093/cds/vizier.51570033
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Provenance
Creator Mawet D.; Hirsch L.; Lee E.J.; Ruffio J.-B.; Bottom M.; Fulton B.J.,Absil O.; Beichman C.; Bowler B.; Bryan M.; Choquet E.; Ciardi D.,Christiaens V.; Defrere D.; Gomez Gonzalez C.A.; Howard A.W.; Huby E.,Isaacson H.; Jensen-Clem R.; Kosiarek M.; Marcy G.; Meshkat T.; Petigura E.,Reggiani M.; Ruane G.; Serabyn E.; Sinukoff E.; Wang J.; Weiss L.; Ygouf M.
Publisher CDS
Publication Year 2019
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Representation
Resource Type Dataset; AstroObjects
Discipline Astrophysics and Astronomy; Exoplanet Astronomy; Interdisciplinary Astronomy; Natural Sciences; Observational Astronomy; Physics; Stellar Astronomy