http://arxiv.org/abs/1711.02097
We report on the discovery of EPIC 246393474 b, an ultra-short-period super-Earth on a 6.7-hour orbit transiting an active K7 V star based on data from K2 campaign 12. We confirmed the planet’s existence and measured its mass with a series of follow-up observations: seeing-limited MuSCAT imaging, NESSI high-resolution speckle observations, and FIES and HARPS high-precision radial-velocity monitoring. EPIC 246393474 b has a mass of $5.31 \pm 0.46 $ $M_{\oplus}$ and radius of $1.54^{+0.10}{-0.09}$ $R{\oplus}$, yielding a mean density of $8.00 _{ – 1.45 } ^ { + 1.83 }$ $\mathrm{g\,cm^{-3}}$ and suggesting a rocky-iron composition. Models indicate that iron cannot exceed $\sim$70 % of the total mass. With an orbital period of only 6.7 hours, EPIC 246393474 b is the shortest-period planet known to date with a precisely determined mass.
O. Barragan, D. Gandolfi, F. Dai, et. al.
Wed, 8 Nov 17
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Comments: 11 pages, 4 Tables, 10 Figures, submitted to A&A
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