The K2-HERMES Survey. I. Planet-candidate properties from K2 campaigns 1-3

Robert A. Wittenmyer, Sanjib Sharma, Dennis Stello, Sven Buder, Janez Kos, Martin Asplund, Ly Duong, Jane Lin, Karin Lind, Melissa Ness, Tomaz Zwitter, Jonathan Horner, Jake Clark, Stephen R. Kane, Daniel Huber, Joss Bland-Hawthorn, Andrew R. Casey, Gayandhi M. De Silva, Valentina D'Orazi, Ken FreemanSarah Martell, Jeffrey D. Simpson, Daniel B. Zucker, Borja Anguiano, Luca Casagrande, James Esdaile, Marc Hon, Michael Ireland, Prajwal R. Kafle, Shourya Khanna, J. P. Marshall, Mohd Hafiz Mohd Saddon, Gregor Traven, Duncan Wright

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    Abstract

    Accurate and precise radius estimates of transiting exoplanets are critical for understanding their compositions and formation mechanisms. To know the planet, we must know the host star in as much detail as possible. We present first results from the K2-HERMES project, which uses the HERMES multi-object spectrograph on the Anglo-Australian Telescope to obtain R ∼ 28000 spectra of up to 360 stars in one exposure. This ongoing project aims to derive self-consistent spectroscopic parameters for about half of K2 target stars. We present complete stellar parameters and isochrone-derived masses and radii for 46 stars hosting 57 K2 candidate planets in Campaigns 1-3. Our revised host-star radii cast severe doubt on three candidate planets: EPIC 201407812.01, EPIC 203070421.01, and EPIC 202843107.01, all of which now have inferred radii well in excess of the largest known inflated Jovian planets.

    Original languageEnglish
    Article number84
    Pages (from-to)1-10
    Number of pages10
    JournalAstronomical Journal
    Volume155
    Issue number2
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 1 Feb 2018

    Bibliographical note

    Copyright 2018 The American Astronomical Society. First published in The Astronomical Journal, 155(2), 84, 2018. The original publication is available at http://www.doi.org/10.3847/1538-3881/aaa3e4, published by IOP Publishing. Version archived for private and non-commercial use with the permission of the author/s and according to publisher conditions. For further rights please contact the publisher.

    Keywords

    • planets and satellites: fundamental parameters
    • stars: fundamental parameters
    • techniques: spectroscopic

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