NY Vir Eclipse timing observations: Two planet solution

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Main Authors: Song, Shuo, Mai, Xinyu, Mutel, Robert L., Pulley, Dvaid, Faillace, George, Watkins, Americo
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author Song, Shuo
Mai, Xinyu
Mutel, Robert L.
Pulley, Dvaid
Faillace, George
Watkins, Americo
author_facet Song, Shuo
Mai, Xinyu
Mutel, Robert L.
Pulley, Dvaid
Faillace, George
Watkins, Americo
contents We report 18 new primary minima timing observations of the short-period eclipsing binary system NY Virginis. We combined these minima with previously published primary minima to update circumbinary exoplanet models in this system based on O-C timing variations. We performed a non-linear least-squares minimization search using a quadratic ephemeris and either one or two exoplanets. The only model with an acceptable fit includes a period derivative $\dot{P} = 2.83\times10^{-12}$ and two planets in eccentric orbits $e = 0.15,0.15$ with minimum masses 2.7 and 5.5 Jovian masses. Analysis of the orbit stability shows that this solution is stable for at least $10^8$ yr, but a small increase in eccentricity ($e\geq0.20$) for either planet renders the orbits unstable in less than $10^6$ years. A number of model parameters are significantly degenerate, so additional observations are required to determine planetary parameters with high statistical confidence.
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spellingShingle NY Vir Eclipse timing observations: Two planet solution
Song, Shuo
Mai, Xinyu
Mutel, Robert L.
Pulley, Dvaid
Faillace, George
Watkins, Americo
Earth and Planetary Astrophysics
We report 18 new primary minima timing observations of the short-period eclipsing binary system NY Virginis. We combined these minima with previously published primary minima to update circumbinary exoplanet models in this system based on O-C timing variations. We performed a non-linear least-squares minimization search using a quadratic ephemeris and either one or two exoplanets. The only model with an acceptable fit includes a period derivative $\dot{P} = 2.83\times10^{-12}$ and two planets in eccentric orbits $e = 0.15,0.15$ with minimum masses 2.7 and 5.5 Jovian masses. Analysis of the orbit stability shows that this solution is stable for at least $10^8$ yr, but a small increase in eccentricity ($e\geq0.20$) for either planet renders the orbits unstable in less than $10^6$ years. A number of model parameters are significantly degenerate, so additional observations are required to determine planetary parameters with high statistical confidence.
title NY Vir Eclipse timing observations: Two planet solution
topic Earth and Planetary Astrophysics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/1812.01726