NGTS-11 c: a transiting Neptune-mass planet interior to the warm Saturn NGTS-11 b

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Main Authors: Anderson, David R., Vines, Jose I., Hesse, Katharine, Nielsen, Louise Dyregaard, Brahm, Rafael, Moyano, Maximiliano, Wheatley, Peter J., Barkaoui, Khalid, Bieryla, Allyson, Burleigh, Matthew R., Cloutier, Ryan, Collins, Karen A., Evans, Phil, Howell, Steve B., Kielkopf, John, Lewin, Pablo, Schwarz, Richard P., Shporer, Avi, Tan, Thiam-Guan, Timmermans, Mathilde, Triaud, Amaury H. M. J., Ziegler, Carl, Apergis, Ioannis, Armstrong, David J., Alves, Douglas R., Bayliss, Daniel, Bouchy, Francois, Casewell, Sarah L., Chaushev, Alexander, Davies, Benjamin D. R., Daylan, Tansu, Ducrot, Elsa, Ghachoui, Mourad, Gill, Samuel, Gillen, Edward, Gillon, Michael, Gunther, Maximilian N., Henning, Thomas, Hobson, Melissa, Horne, Keith, Jehin, Emmanuel, Jenkins, James S., Jordan, Andres, Kunimoto, Michelle, Lachaume, Regis, Lendl, Monika, McCormac, James, Murgas, Felipe, Murray, Catriona, Osborn, Ares, Pozuelos, Francisco J., Queloz, Didier, Saha, Suman, Sebastian, Daniel, Smith, Alexis M. S., Udry, Stephane, Ulmer-Moll, Solène, Vanderburg, Andrew, West, Richard G.
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author Anderson, David R.
Vines, Jose I.
Hesse, Katharine
Nielsen, Louise Dyregaard
Brahm, Rafael
Moyano, Maximiliano
Wheatley, Peter J.
Barkaoui, Khalid
Bieryla, Allyson
Burleigh, Matthew R.
Cloutier, Ryan
Collins, Karen A.
Evans, Phil
Howell, Steve B.
Kielkopf, John
Lewin, Pablo
Schwarz, Richard P.
Shporer, Avi
Tan, Thiam-Guan
Timmermans, Mathilde
Triaud, Amaury H. M. J.
Ziegler, Carl
Apergis, Ioannis
Armstrong, David J.
Alves, Douglas R.
Bayliss, Daniel
Bouchy, Francois
Casewell, Sarah L.
Chaushev, Alexander
Davies, Benjamin D. R.
Daylan, Tansu
Ducrot, Elsa
Ghachoui, Mourad
Gill, Samuel
Gillen, Edward
Gillon, Michael
Gunther, Maximilian N.
Henning, Thomas
Hobson, Melissa
Horne, Keith
Jehin, Emmanuel
Jenkins, James S.
Jordan, Andres
Kunimoto, Michelle
Lachaume, Regis
Lendl, Monika
McCormac, James
Murgas, Felipe
Murray, Catriona
Osborn, Ares
Pozuelos, Francisco J.
Queloz, Didier
Saha, Suman
Sebastian, Daniel
Smith, Alexis M. S.
Udry, Stephane
Ulmer-Moll, Solène
Vanderburg, Andrew
West, Richard G.
author_facet Anderson, David R.
Vines, Jose I.
Hesse, Katharine
Nielsen, Louise Dyregaard
Brahm, Rafael
Moyano, Maximiliano
Wheatley, Peter J.
Barkaoui, Khalid
Bieryla, Allyson
Burleigh, Matthew R.
Cloutier, Ryan
Collins, Karen A.
Evans, Phil
Howell, Steve B.
Kielkopf, John
Lewin, Pablo
Schwarz, Richard P.
Shporer, Avi
Tan, Thiam-Guan
Timmermans, Mathilde
Triaud, Amaury H. M. J.
Ziegler, Carl
Apergis, Ioannis
Armstrong, David J.
Alves, Douglas R.
Bayliss, Daniel
Bouchy, Francois
Casewell, Sarah L.
Chaushev, Alexander
Davies, Benjamin D. R.
Daylan, Tansu
Ducrot, Elsa
Ghachoui, Mourad
Gill, Samuel
Gillen, Edward
Gillon, Michael
Gunther, Maximilian N.
Henning, Thomas
Hobson, Melissa
Horne, Keith
Jehin, Emmanuel
Jenkins, James S.
Jordan, Andres
Kunimoto, Michelle
Lachaume, Regis
Lendl, Monika
McCormac, James
Murgas, Felipe
Murray, Catriona
Osborn, Ares
Pozuelos, Francisco J.
Queloz, Didier
Saha, Suman
Sebastian, Daniel
Smith, Alexis M. S.
Udry, Stephane
Ulmer-Moll, Solène
Vanderburg, Andrew
West, Richard G.
contents We report the discovery of NGTS-11 c, a transiting warm Neptune ($P \approx 12.8$ d; $M_{p} = 1.2^{+0.3}_{-0.2} M_{\mathrm{Nep}}$; $R_{p} = 1.24 \pm 0.03 R_{\mathrm{Nep}}$), in an orbit interior to the previously reported transiting warm Saturn NGTS-11 b ($P \approx 35.5$ d). We also find evidence of a third outer companion orbiting the K-dwarf NGTS-11. We first detected transits of NGTS-11 c in TESS light curves and confirmed them with follow-up transits from NGTS and many other ground-based facilities. Radial-velocity monitoring with the HARPS and FEROS spectrographs revealed the mass of NGTS-11 c and provides evidence for a long-period companion ($P > 2300$ d; $M_{p} \sin i > 3.6 M_{\mathrm{Jup}}$). Taking into account the two additional bodies in our expanded datasets, we find that the mass of NGTS-11 b ($M_{p} = 0.63 \pm 0.09 M_{\mathrm{Sat}}$; $R_{p} = 0.97 \pm 0.02 R_{\mathrm{Sat}}$) is lower than previously reported ($M_{p} = 1.2 \pm 0.3 M_{\mathrm{Sat}}$). Given their near-circular and compact orbits, NGTS-11 c and b are unlikely to have reached their present locations via high-eccentricity migration. Instead, they probably either formed in situ or formed farther out and then underwent disk migration. A comparison of NGTS-11 with the eight other known systems hosting multiple well-characterized warm giants shows that it is most similar to Kepler-56. Finally, we find that the commonly used 10-day boundary between hot and warm Jupiters is empirically well supported.
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spellingShingle NGTS-11 c: a transiting Neptune-mass planet interior to the warm Saturn NGTS-11 b
Anderson, David R.
Vines, Jose I.
Hesse, Katharine
Nielsen, Louise Dyregaard
Brahm, Rafael
Moyano, Maximiliano
Wheatley, Peter J.
Barkaoui, Khalid
Bieryla, Allyson
Burleigh, Matthew R.
Cloutier, Ryan
Collins, Karen A.
Evans, Phil
Howell, Steve B.
Kielkopf, John
Lewin, Pablo
Schwarz, Richard P.
Shporer, Avi
Tan, Thiam-Guan
Timmermans, Mathilde
Triaud, Amaury H. M. J.
Ziegler, Carl
Apergis, Ioannis
Armstrong, David J.
Alves, Douglas R.
Bayliss, Daniel
Bouchy, Francois
Casewell, Sarah L.
Chaushev, Alexander
Davies, Benjamin D. R.
Daylan, Tansu
Ducrot, Elsa
Ghachoui, Mourad
Gill, Samuel
Gillen, Edward
Gillon, Michael
Gunther, Maximilian N.
Henning, Thomas
Hobson, Melissa
Horne, Keith
Jehin, Emmanuel
Jenkins, James S.
Jordan, Andres
Kunimoto, Michelle
Lachaume, Regis
Lendl, Monika
McCormac, James
Murgas, Felipe
Murray, Catriona
Osborn, Ares
Pozuelos, Francisco J.
Queloz, Didier
Saha, Suman
Sebastian, Daniel
Smith, Alexis M. S.
Udry, Stephane
Ulmer-Moll, Solène
Vanderburg, Andrew
West, Richard G.
Earth and Planetary Astrophysics
We report the discovery of NGTS-11 c, a transiting warm Neptune ($P \approx 12.8$ d; $M_{p} = 1.2^{+0.3}_{-0.2} M_{\mathrm{Nep}}$; $R_{p} = 1.24 \pm 0.03 R_{\mathrm{Nep}}$), in an orbit interior to the previously reported transiting warm Saturn NGTS-11 b ($P \approx 35.5$ d). We also find evidence of a third outer companion orbiting the K-dwarf NGTS-11. We first detected transits of NGTS-11 c in TESS light curves and confirmed them with follow-up transits from NGTS and many other ground-based facilities. Radial-velocity monitoring with the HARPS and FEROS spectrographs revealed the mass of NGTS-11 c and provides evidence for a long-period companion ($P > 2300$ d; $M_{p} \sin i > 3.6 M_{\mathrm{Jup}}$). Taking into account the two additional bodies in our expanded datasets, we find that the mass of NGTS-11 b ($M_{p} = 0.63 \pm 0.09 M_{\mathrm{Sat}}$; $R_{p} = 0.97 \pm 0.02 R_{\mathrm{Sat}}$) is lower than previously reported ($M_{p} = 1.2 \pm 0.3 M_{\mathrm{Sat}}$). Given their near-circular and compact orbits, NGTS-11 c and b are unlikely to have reached their present locations via high-eccentricity migration. Instead, they probably either formed in situ or formed farther out and then underwent disk migration. A comparison of NGTS-11 with the eight other known systems hosting multiple well-characterized warm giants shows that it is most similar to Kepler-56. Finally, we find that the commonly used 10-day boundary between hot and warm Jupiters is empirically well supported.
title NGTS-11 c: a transiting Neptune-mass planet interior to the warm Saturn NGTS-11 b
topic Earth and Planetary Astrophysics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.14083