Abstract
Despite the severe bias of the transit method of exoplanet discovery toward short orbital periods, a modest sample of transiting exoplanets with orbital periods greater than 100 days is known. Long-term radial velocity (RV) surveys are pivotal to confirming these signals and generating a set of planetary masses and densities for planets receiving moderate to low irradiation from their host stars. Here we conduct RV observations of Kepler-1514 from the Keck I telescope using the High Resolution Echelle Spectrometer. From these data, we measure the mass of the statistically validated giant (1.108 +/- 0.023 R-J) exoplanet Kepler-1514 b with a 218-day orbital period as 5.28 +/- 0.22M(J). The bulk density of this cool (similar to 390 K) giant planet is 4.82(-0.25)(-0.26)g cm(-3), consistent with a core supported by electron degeneracy pressure. We also infer an orbital eccentricity of 0.401(-0.014)(+0.013) from the RV and transit observations, which is consistent with planet-planet scattering and disk cavity migration models. The Kepler-1514 system contains an Earth-size, Kepler Object of Interest on a 10.5-day orbit that we statistically validate against false-positive scenarios, including those involving a neighboring star. The combination of the brightness (V = 11.8) of the host star and the long period, low irradiation, and high density of Kepler-1514 b places this system among a rare group of known exoplanetary systems and as one that is amenable to continued study.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 103 |
Pages (from-to) | 1-13 |
Number of pages | 13 |
Journal | Astronomical Journal |
Volume | 161 |
Issue number | 3 |
Early online date | 4 Feb 2021 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Mar 2021 |
Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)
- astro-ph.EP