_version_ 1866911019047059456
author Soubkiou, Abderahmane
Barkaoui, Khalid
Benkhaldoun, Zouhair
Ghachoui, Mourad
Chouqar, Jamila
Rackham, Benjamin V.
Burgasser, Adam
Softich, Emma
Pallé, Enric
Fukui, Akihiko
Narita, Norio
Murgas, Felipe
Howell, Steve B.
Clark, Catherine A.
Littlefield, Colin
Bieryla, Allyson
Boyle, Andrew W.
Ciardi, David
Collins, Karen
Collins, Kevin I.
de Leon, Jerome
Dressing, Courtney D.
Eastman, Jason
Esparza-Borges, Emma
Giacalone, Steven
Gill, Holden
Gillon, Michaël
Ikuta, Kai
Jenkins, J. M.
Kagetani, Taiki
Latham, David W.
Mori, Mayuko
Parviainen, Hannu
Pass, Emily
Ricker, G.
Safonov, Boris S.
Savel, Arjun B.
Schwarz, Richard P.
Seager, Sara
Strakhov, Ivan A.
Srdoc, Gregor
Vanderspek, R.
Watanabe, Noriharu
Watkins, Cristilyn N.
Winn, J.
author_facet Soubkiou, Abderahmane
Barkaoui, Khalid
Benkhaldoun, Zouhair
Ghachoui, Mourad
Chouqar, Jamila
Rackham, Benjamin V.
Burgasser, Adam
Softich, Emma
Pallé, Enric
Fukui, Akihiko
Narita, Norio
Murgas, Felipe
Howell, Steve B.
Clark, Catherine A.
Littlefield, Colin
Bieryla, Allyson
Boyle, Andrew W.
Ciardi, David
Collins, Karen
Collins, Kevin I.
de Leon, Jerome
Dressing, Courtney D.
Eastman, Jason
Esparza-Borges, Emma
Giacalone, Steven
Gill, Holden
Gillon, Michaël
Ikuta, Kai
Jenkins, J. M.
Kagetani, Taiki
Latham, David W.
Mori, Mayuko
Parviainen, Hannu
Pass, Emily
Ricker, G.
Safonov, Boris S.
Savel, Arjun B.
Schwarz, Richard P.
Seager, Sara
Strakhov, Ivan A.
Srdoc, Gregor
Vanderspek, R.
Watanabe, Noriharu
Watkins, Cristilyn N.
Winn, J.
contents We present the discovery and validation of a super-Earth planet orbiting the M dwarf star TOI-1846 (TIC 198385543). The host star(Kmag = 9.6)is located 47 pc away and has a radius of Rs=0.41+/-0.01R_Sun,a mass of Ms=0.40+/-0.02M_Sun and an effective temperature of Teff=3568+/-44K. Our analyses are based on joint modelling of TESS photometry and ground-based multi-color photometric data. We also use high-resolution imaging and archival images, as well as statistical validation techniques to support the planetary system nature. We find that TOI-1846b is a super-Earth sized planet with radius of Rp=1.79+/-0.07R_Earth and a predicted mass of Mp=4.4+1.6-1.0M_Earth (from the Chen & Kipping relation) on a 3.9 d orbit, with an equilibrium temperature of Teq=589+/-20K (assuming a null Bond Albedo) and an incident flux of Sp=17.6+/-2.0S_Earth. Based on the two RV measurements obtained with the TRES spectrograph and high-resolution imaging, a non-planetary transiting companion is excluded. With a radius of ~1.8R_Earth, TOI-1846b is within the sparsely populated radius range around 2R_Earth known as the radius gap (or radius valley). This discovery can contribute to refining the precise location of the radius valley for small planets orbiting bright M dwarfs, thereby enhancing our understanding of planetary formation and evolution processes.
format Preprint
id arxiv_https___arxiv_org_abs_2506_18550
institution arXiv
publishDate 2025
record_format arxiv
spellingShingle TOI-1846b: A super-Earth in the radius valley orbiting a nearby M dwarf
Soubkiou, Abderahmane
Barkaoui, Khalid
Benkhaldoun, Zouhair
Ghachoui, Mourad
Chouqar, Jamila
Rackham, Benjamin V.
Burgasser, Adam
Softich, Emma
Pallé, Enric
Fukui, Akihiko
Narita, Norio
Murgas, Felipe
Howell, Steve B.
Clark, Catherine A.
Littlefield, Colin
Bieryla, Allyson
Boyle, Andrew W.
Ciardi, David
Collins, Karen
Collins, Kevin I.
de Leon, Jerome
Dressing, Courtney D.
Eastman, Jason
Esparza-Borges, Emma
Giacalone, Steven
Gill, Holden
Gillon, Michaël
Ikuta, Kai
Jenkins, J. M.
Kagetani, Taiki
Latham, David W.
Mori, Mayuko
Parviainen, Hannu
Pass, Emily
Ricker, G.
Safonov, Boris S.
Savel, Arjun B.
Schwarz, Richard P.
Seager, Sara
Strakhov, Ivan A.
Srdoc, Gregor
Vanderspek, R.
Watanabe, Noriharu
Watkins, Cristilyn N.
Winn, J.
Earth and Planetary Astrophysics
We present the discovery and validation of a super-Earth planet orbiting the M dwarf star TOI-1846 (TIC 198385543). The host star(Kmag = 9.6)is located 47 pc away and has a radius of Rs=0.41+/-0.01R_Sun,a mass of Ms=0.40+/-0.02M_Sun and an effective temperature of Teff=3568+/-44K. Our analyses are based on joint modelling of TESS photometry and ground-based multi-color photometric data. We also use high-resolution imaging and archival images, as well as statistical validation techniques to support the planetary system nature. We find that TOI-1846b is a super-Earth sized planet with radius of Rp=1.79+/-0.07R_Earth and a predicted mass of Mp=4.4+1.6-1.0M_Earth (from the Chen & Kipping relation) on a 3.9 d orbit, with an equilibrium temperature of Teq=589+/-20K (assuming a null Bond Albedo) and an incident flux of Sp=17.6+/-2.0S_Earth. Based on the two RV measurements obtained with the TRES spectrograph and high-resolution imaging, a non-planetary transiting companion is excluded. With a radius of ~1.8R_Earth, TOI-1846b is within the sparsely populated radius range around 2R_Earth known as the radius gap (or radius valley). This discovery can contribute to refining the precise location of the radius valley for small planets orbiting bright M dwarfs, thereby enhancing our understanding of planetary formation and evolution processes.
title TOI-1846b: A super-Earth in the radius valley orbiting a nearby M dwarf
topic Earth and Planetary Astrophysics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.18550