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author Mireles, Ismael
Ulmer-Moll, Solène
Liveoak, Donald
Dragomir, Diana
Korth, Judith
Venner, Alexander
Collins, Karen A.
Triaud, Amaury H. M. J.
Guillot, Tristan
Petit, Antoine
Carmichael, Theron
Millholland, Sarah
Hallatt, Tim
Parviainen, Hannu
Osborn, Hugh P.
Rapetti, David
Baycroft, Thomas A.
Bhatnagar, Siddharth
Bouchy, François
Dancikova, Radka
Figueira, Pedro
Lendl, Monika
Udry, Stéphane
Wheatley, Peter
Abe, Lyu
Agabi, Abdelkrim
Beltrame, Matteo
Bendjoya, Philippe
Deloupy, Vincent
Mékarnia, Djamel
Schmider, François-Xavier
Suárez, Olga
Barkaoui, Khalid
Horne, Keith
Murgas, Felipe
Palle, Enric
Schwarz, Richard P.
Sefako, Ramotholo
Shporer, Avi
Srdoc, Gregor
Stockdale, Chris
Wilkin, Francis P.
Hartman, Joel D.
Sgro, Lauren A.
Tan, Thiam-Guan
Jenkins, Jon M.
Bódi, Attila
Havell, David
Rivett, Darren
Transom, Ian
author_facet Mireles, Ismael
Ulmer-Moll, Solène
Liveoak, Donald
Dragomir, Diana
Korth, Judith
Venner, Alexander
Collins, Karen A.
Triaud, Amaury H. M. J.
Guillot, Tristan
Petit, Antoine
Carmichael, Theron
Millholland, Sarah
Hallatt, Tim
Parviainen, Hannu
Osborn, Hugh P.
Rapetti, David
Baycroft, Thomas A.
Bhatnagar, Siddharth
Bouchy, François
Dancikova, Radka
Figueira, Pedro
Lendl, Monika
Udry, Stéphane
Wheatley, Peter
Abe, Lyu
Agabi, Abdelkrim
Beltrame, Matteo
Bendjoya, Philippe
Deloupy, Vincent
Mékarnia, Djamel
Schmider, François-Xavier
Suárez, Olga
Barkaoui, Khalid
Horne, Keith
Murgas, Felipe
Palle, Enric
Schwarz, Richard P.
Sefako, Ramotholo
Shporer, Avi
Srdoc, Gregor
Stockdale, Chris
Wilkin, Francis P.
Hartman, Joel D.
Sgro, Lauren A.
Tan, Thiam-Guan
Jenkins, Jon M.
Bódi, Attila
Havell, David
Rivett, Darren
Transom, Ian
contents Studying planetary interactions in exoplanet systems informs theories of planet formation and evolution, providing essential context for understanding our own solar system. We combine spectroscopy, transit photometry, transit timing variations, and astrometry to characterize the TOI-201 system. The co-transiting system consists of a super-Earth, warm Jupiter, and massive companion at 5.8, 53, and 2900 day orbital periods, respectively. We perform dynamical simulations to study the past and future of the system. von-Zeipel-Kozai-Lidov oscillations emerge as the most plausible scenario to explain the outer companion's high orbital eccentricity, with planet-planet scattering a possible but less likely contender. Due to non-zero mutual inclinations between the planets, the system is visibly evolving on very short timescales, with the current co-transiting configuration ending in 200 years.
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spellingShingle Uncovering the Rapidly Evolving Orbits of the Dynamic TOI-201 System
Mireles, Ismael
Ulmer-Moll, Solène
Liveoak, Donald
Dragomir, Diana
Korth, Judith
Venner, Alexander
Collins, Karen A.
Triaud, Amaury H. M. J.
Guillot, Tristan
Petit, Antoine
Carmichael, Theron
Millholland, Sarah
Hallatt, Tim
Parviainen, Hannu
Osborn, Hugh P.
Rapetti, David
Baycroft, Thomas A.
Bhatnagar, Siddharth
Bouchy, François
Dancikova, Radka
Figueira, Pedro
Lendl, Monika
Udry, Stéphane
Wheatley, Peter
Abe, Lyu
Agabi, Abdelkrim
Beltrame, Matteo
Bendjoya, Philippe
Deloupy, Vincent
Mékarnia, Djamel
Schmider, François-Xavier
Suárez, Olga
Barkaoui, Khalid
Horne, Keith
Murgas, Felipe
Palle, Enric
Schwarz, Richard P.
Sefako, Ramotholo
Shporer, Avi
Srdoc, Gregor
Stockdale, Chris
Wilkin, Francis P.
Hartman, Joel D.
Sgro, Lauren A.
Tan, Thiam-Guan
Jenkins, Jon M.
Bódi, Attila
Havell, David
Rivett, Darren
Transom, Ian
Earth and Planetary Astrophysics
Studying planetary interactions in exoplanet systems informs theories of planet formation and evolution, providing essential context for understanding our own solar system. We combine spectroscopy, transit photometry, transit timing variations, and astrometry to characterize the TOI-201 system. The co-transiting system consists of a super-Earth, warm Jupiter, and massive companion at 5.8, 53, and 2900 day orbital periods, respectively. We perform dynamical simulations to study the past and future of the system. von-Zeipel-Kozai-Lidov oscillations emerge as the most plausible scenario to explain the outer companion's high orbital eccentricity, with planet-planet scattering a possible but less likely contender. Due to non-zero mutual inclinations between the planets, the system is visibly evolving on very short timescales, with the current co-transiting configuration ending in 200 years.
title Uncovering the Rapidly Evolving Orbits of the Dynamic TOI-201 System
topic Earth and Planetary Astrophysics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2604.23929