LTT 1445A ESPRESSO observations

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We present radial velocity follow-up obtained with ESPRESSO of the M-type star LTT 1445A (TOI-455), for which a transiting planet b with an orbital period of 5.4 days was detected by TESS.We report the discovery of a second transiting planet (LTT 1445A c) and a third non-transiting candidate planet (LTT 1445A d) with orbital periods of 3.12 and 24.30 days, respectively. The host star is the main component of a triple M-dwarf system at a distance of 6.9pc. We used 84 ESPRESSO high-resolution spectra to determine accurate masses of 2.3+/-0.3M_{Earth} and 1.0+/-0.2M{Earth} for planets b and c and a minimum mass of 2.7+/-0.7M{Earth} for planet d. Based on its radius of 1.43+/-0.09 R{Earth} as derived from the TESS observations, LTT 1445A b has a lower density than the Earth and may therefore hold a sizeable atmosphere, which makes it a prime target for the James Webb Space Telescope. We used a Bayesian inference approach with the nested sampling algorithm and a set of models to test the robustness of the retrieved physical values of the system. There is a probability of 85% that the transit of planet c is grazing, which results in a retrieved radius with large uncertainties at 1.60^+0.67^-0.34_R_{Earth}_. LTT 1445A d orbits the inner boundary of the habitable zone of its host star and could be a prime target for the James Webb Space Telescope.

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DOI http://doi.org/10.26093/cds/vizier.36730069
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Provenance
Creator Lavie B.; Bouchy F.; Lovis C.; Zapatero Osorio M.; Deline A.; Barros S.,Figueira P.; Sozzetti A.; Gonzalez Hernandez J.I.; Lillo-Box J.,Rodrigues J.; Mehner A.; Damasso M.; Adibekyan V.; Alibert Y.,Allende Prieto C.; Cristiani S.; D'Odorico V.; Di Marcantonio P.,Ehrenreich D.; Genova Santos R.; Lo Curto G.; Martins C.J.A.P.; Micela G.,Molaro P.; Nunes N.; Palle E.; Pepe F.; Poretti E.; Rebolo R.; Santos N.,Sousa S.; Suarez Mascareno A.; Tabrenero H.; Udry S.
Publisher CDS
Publication Year 2023
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Resource Type Dataset; AstroObjects
Discipline Astrophysics and Astronomy; Exoplanet Astronomy; Natural Sciences; Observational Astronomy; Physics; Stellar Astronomy