XXII. Multiple planet systems from the HARPS volume limited sample
G. Lo Curto, M. Mayor, W. Benz, F. Bouchy, C. Lovis, C. Moutou, D. Naef, F. Pepe, D. Queloz, N. C. Santos, D. Ségransan, S. Udry
Abstract
We present the detections of three multiple systems within the HARPS volume-limited sample. Among the six planets discussed in this paper, we have identified a "super-Earth" planet with a minimum mass of 6.6 MEarth and a "Neptune" planet with minimum mass of 18 MEarth, both orbiting their parent stars within a distance of 0.05 AU and a period of approximately four days. These detections strengthen the argument that low-mass planets are primarily found in multiple-planetary systems.
Keywords
planets and satellites: individual: HD125612 – planets and satellites: individual: HD215497 – planets and satellites: individual: HIP 5158 – techniques: radial velocities – techniques: spectroscopic – plan
Notes
Based on observations made with the HARPS instrument on the ESO 3.6 m telescope at La Silla (Chile), under the GTO program ID 072.C-0488.
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Astronomy & Astrophysics
Volume 512, Number of pages A48_1
2010 March
