TOI-4616 b: a benchmark Earth-sized planet transiting a nearby M4 dwarf
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| author | Lang, F. Zong Demory, B. O. Chew, Y. Gomez Maqueo Schmid, Y. Timmermans, M. Pozuelos, F. J. Gillon, M. Burdanov, Artem Y. Rackham, Benjamin V. Queloz, Didier Stassun, Keivan G. Barkaoui, Khalid Triaud, Amaury de Wit, Julien Zuniga-Fernandez, S. Burgasser, A. J. Ducrot, Elsa Scott, Madison G. Sebastian, D. Soubkiou, A. Lendl, M. Plauchu-Frayn, I. Schroffenegger, U. V., Erik Meier Pedersen, P. Khandelwal, A. Gerasimov, Roman Aganze, C. Hsu, Chih-Chun Jenkins, J. M. Iyer, Aishwarya R. Watkins, C. Theissen, C. A. Collins, K. A. Osborn, H. P. Shporer, A. Munoz, Claudia Jano Suganuma, Toshi Narita, Norio Fukui, Akihiko Murgas, F. de Leon, J. Palle, Enric Davis, Yasmin Kitzmann, D. Marcano, M. Pichardo Hooton, M. J. |
| author_facet | Lang, F. Zong Demory, B. O. Chew, Y. Gomez Maqueo Schmid, Y. Timmermans, M. Pozuelos, F. J. Gillon, M. Burdanov, Artem Y. Rackham, Benjamin V. Queloz, Didier Stassun, Keivan G. Barkaoui, Khalid Triaud, Amaury de Wit, Julien Zuniga-Fernandez, S. Burgasser, A. J. Ducrot, Elsa Scott, Madison G. Sebastian, D. Soubkiou, A. Lendl, M. Plauchu-Frayn, I. Schroffenegger, U. V., Erik Meier Pedersen, P. Khandelwal, A. Gerasimov, Roman Aganze, C. Hsu, Chih-Chun Jenkins, J. M. Iyer, Aishwarya R. Watkins, C. Theissen, C. A. Collins, K. A. Osborn, H. P. Shporer, A. Munoz, Claudia Jano Suganuma, Toshi Narita, Norio Fukui, Akihiko Murgas, F. de Leon, J. Palle, Enric Davis, Yasmin Kitzmann, D. Marcano, M. Pichardo Hooton, M. J. |
| contents | Rocky exoplanets are particularly abundant around M-type stars. Their small radii and low luminosities provide favourable conditions for detecting transiting terrestrial planets and probing their atmospheric properties.
We report the discovery and statistical validation of TOI-4616 b, an Earth-sized planet transiting a nearby mid-M dwarf observed by the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS). We confirm the planetary nature of the signal and determine the system parameters by combining TESS photometry with ground-based multi-band transit observations, high-resolution imaging, and optical and near-infrared spectroscopy.
The host star lies at a distance of 28.10 +(-) 0.07 pc and has a radius of 0.1889 +(-)0.0096 solar radii, a mass of 0.1881 +(-) 0.0094 solar masses, and an effective temperature of 3150 +(-) 75 K. TOI-4616 b has a radius of 1.22 Earth radii and an orbital period of 1.55 days. The planet receives an incident flux of approximately 40 times that of Earth, corresponding to an equilibrium temperature of about 525 K. This places TOI-4616 b in a regime intermediate between Earth-sized planets orbiting early M dwarfs and those around ultra-cool hosts.
Statistical validation with the TRICERATOPS framework, supported by high-resolution imaging and chromatic transit constraints, yields a false-positive probability of 0.0135, below the recommended validation threshold of 0.015, confirming TOI-4616 b as a validated planet. Owing to its proximity to Earth, well-constrained stellar properties, and extensive multi-band follow-up, TOI-4616 b constitutes a valuable benchmark system for comparative studies of terrestrial planets around mid-M dwarfs and for future atmospheric investigations. |
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| spellingShingle | TOI-4616 b: a benchmark Earth-sized planet transiting a nearby M4 dwarf Lang, F. Zong Demory, B. O. Chew, Y. Gomez Maqueo Schmid, Y. Timmermans, M. Pozuelos, F. J. Gillon, M. Burdanov, Artem Y. Rackham, Benjamin V. Queloz, Didier Stassun, Keivan G. Barkaoui, Khalid Triaud, Amaury de Wit, Julien Zuniga-Fernandez, S. Burgasser, A. J. Ducrot, Elsa Scott, Madison G. Sebastian, D. Soubkiou, A. Lendl, M. Plauchu-Frayn, I. Schroffenegger, U. V., Erik Meier Pedersen, P. Khandelwal, A. Gerasimov, Roman Aganze, C. Hsu, Chih-Chun Jenkins, J. M. Iyer, Aishwarya R. Watkins, C. Theissen, C. A. Collins, K. A. Osborn, H. P. Shporer, A. Munoz, Claudia Jano Suganuma, Toshi Narita, Norio Fukui, Akihiko Murgas, F. de Leon, J. Palle, Enric Davis, Yasmin Kitzmann, D. Marcano, M. Pichardo Hooton, M. J. Earth and Planetary Astrophysics Rocky exoplanets are particularly abundant around M-type stars. Their small radii and low luminosities provide favourable conditions for detecting transiting terrestrial planets and probing their atmospheric properties. We report the discovery and statistical validation of TOI-4616 b, an Earth-sized planet transiting a nearby mid-M dwarf observed by the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS). We confirm the planetary nature of the signal and determine the system parameters by combining TESS photometry with ground-based multi-band transit observations, high-resolution imaging, and optical and near-infrared spectroscopy. The host star lies at a distance of 28.10 +(-) 0.07 pc and has a radius of 0.1889 +(-)0.0096 solar radii, a mass of 0.1881 +(-) 0.0094 solar masses, and an effective temperature of 3150 +(-) 75 K. TOI-4616 b has a radius of 1.22 Earth radii and an orbital period of 1.55 days. The planet receives an incident flux of approximately 40 times that of Earth, corresponding to an equilibrium temperature of about 525 K. This places TOI-4616 b in a regime intermediate between Earth-sized planets orbiting early M dwarfs and those around ultra-cool hosts. Statistical validation with the TRICERATOPS framework, supported by high-resolution imaging and chromatic transit constraints, yields a false-positive probability of 0.0135, below the recommended validation threshold of 0.015, confirming TOI-4616 b as a validated planet. Owing to its proximity to Earth, well-constrained stellar properties, and extensive multi-band follow-up, TOI-4616 b constitutes a valuable benchmark system for comparative studies of terrestrial planets around mid-M dwarfs and for future atmospheric investigations. |
| title | TOI-4616 b: a benchmark Earth-sized planet transiting a nearby M4 dwarf |
| topic | Earth and Planetary Astrophysics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.10905 |