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The pan-pacific planet search. II. Confirmation of a two-planet system around HD 121056

  • Robert A. Wittenmyer
  • , Liang Wang
  • , Fan Liu
  • , Jonathan Horner
  • , Michael Endl
  • , John Asher Johnson
  • , C. G. Tinney
  • , B. D. Carter

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    Abstract

    Precise radial velocities from the Anglo-Australian Telescope (AAT) confirm the presence of a rare short-period planet around the K0 giant HD 121056. An independent two-planet solution using the AAT data shows that the inner planet has P = 89.1 ± 0.1 days, and m sin i = 1.35 ± 0.17 MJup. These data also confirm the planetary nature of the outer companion, with m sin i = 3.9 ± 0.6 MJup and a = 2.96 ± 0.16 AU. HD 121056 is the most-evolved star to host a confirmed multiple-planet system, and is a valuable example of a giant star hosting both a short-period and a long-period planet.

    Original languageEnglish
    Article number74
    JournalAstrophysical Journal
    Volume800
    Issue number1
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 10 Feb 2015

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