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  • Kepler-102: Masses and Comp...
    Brinkman, Casey L.; Cadman, James; Weiss, Lauren; Gaidos, Eric; Rice, Ken; Huber, Daniel; Claytor, Zachary R.; Bonomo, Aldo S.; Buchhave, Lars A.; Cameron, Andrew Collier; Cosentino, Rosario; Dumusque, Xavier; Martinez Fiorenzano, Aldo F.; Ghedina, Adriano; Harutyunyan, Avet; Howard, Andrew; Isaacson, Howard; Latham, David W.; López-Morales, Mercedes; Malavolta, Luca; Micela, Giuseppina; Molinari, Emilio; Pepe, Francesco; Philips, David F.; Poretti, Ennio; Sozzetti, Alessandro; Udry, Stéphane

    The Astronomical journal, 02/2023, Letnik: 165, Številka: 2
    Journal Article

    Abstract Radial velocity (RV) measurements of transiting multiplanet systems allow us to understand the densities and compositions of planets unlike those in the solar system. Kepler-102, which consists of five tightly packed transiting planets, is a particularly interesting system since it includes a super-Earth (Kepler-102d) and a sub-Neptune-sized planet (Kepler-102e) for which masses can be measured using RVs. Previous work found a high density for Kepler-102d, suggesting a composition similar to that of Mercury, while Kepler-102e was found to have a density typical of sub-Neptune size planets; however, Kepler-102 is an active star, which can interfere with RV mass measurements. To better measure the mass of these two planets, we obtained 111 new RVs using Keck/HIRES and Telescopio Nazionale Galileo/HARPS-N and modeled Kepler-102's activity using quasiperiodic Gaussian process regression. For Kepler-102d, we report a mass upper limit M d < 5.3 M ⊕ (95% confidence), a best-fit mass M d = 2.5 ± 1.4 M ⊕ , and a density ρ d = 5.6 ± 3.2 g cm −3 , which is consistent with a rocky composition similar in density to the Earth. For Kepler-102e we report a mass M e = 4.7 ± 1.7 M ⊕ and a density ρ e = 1.8 ± 0.7 g cm −3 . These measurements suggest that Kepler-102e has a rocky core with a thick gaseous envelope comprising 2%–4% of the planet mass and 16%–50% of its radius. Our study is yet another demonstration that accounting for stellar activity in stars with clear rotation signals can yield more accurate planet masses, enabling a more realistic interpretation of planet interiors.