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The CORALIE survey for southern extra-solar planets XV. Discovery of two eccentric planets orbiting HD4113 and HD156846

Authors :
Tamuz, O.
Ségransan, D.
Udry, S.
Mayor, M.
Eggenberger, A.
Naef, D.
Pepe, F.
Queloz, D.
Santos, N. C.
Demory, B. -O.
Figuera, P.
Marmier, M.
Montagnier, G.
Publication Year :
2007

Abstract

We report the detection of two very eccentric planets orbiting HD4113 and HD156846 with the CORALIE Echelle spectrograph mounted on the 1.2-m Euler Swiss telescope at La Silla. The first planet, HD4113b, has minimum mass of $m\sin{i}=1.6\pm0.2 M_{\rm Jup}$, a period of $P=526.59\pm0.21$ days and an eccentricity of $e=0.903\pm0.02$. It orbits a metal rich G5V star at $a=1.28$ AU which displays an additional radial velocity drift of 28 m s$^{-1}$/yr observed during 8 years. The combination of the radial-velocity data and the non-detection of any main sequence stellar companion in our high contrast images taken at the VLT with NACO/SDI, characterizes the companion as a probable brown dwarf or as a faint white dwarf. The second planet, \object{HD 156846 b}, has minimum mass of $m\sin{i}=10.45\pm0.05$ M$_{\rm Jup}$, a period of $P=359.51\pm0.09 $ days, an eccentricity of $e=0.847\pm0.002$ and is located at $a=1.0$ AU from its parent star. HD156846 is a metal rich G0 dwarf and is also the primary of a wide binary system ($a>250$ AU, $P>4000$ years). Its stellar companion, \object{IDS 17147-1914 B}, is a M4 dwarf. The very high eccentricities of both planets can be explained by Kozai oscillations induced by the presence of a third object.<br />Comment: 4 pages, 5 figures, A&A Letter accepted

Subjects

Subjects :
Astrophysics

Details

Database :
arXiv
Publication Type :
Report
Accession number :
edsarx.0710.5028
Document Type :
Working Paper
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078737