Stability and detectability of exomoons orbiting HIP 41378 f, a temperate Jovian planet with an anomalously low apparent density

CK Harada, CD Dressing, MK Alam, J Kirk… - The Astronomical …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract Moons orbiting exoplanets (" exomoons") may hold clues about planet formation,
migration, and habitability. In this work, we investigate the plausibility of exomoons orbiting …

The spectroastrometric detectability of nearby Solar System-like exomoons

QB van Woerkom, E Kleisioti - Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2024 - aanda.org
Context. Though efforts to detect them have been made with a variety of methods, no
technique can claim a successful, confirmed detection of a moon outside the Solar System …

HIP 41378 observed by CHEOPS: Where is planet d?

S Sulis, L Borsato, S Grouffal, HP Osborn… - Astronomy & …, 2024 - aanda.org
HIP 41378 d is a long-period planet that has only been observed to transit twice, three years
apart, with K2. According to stability considerations and a partial detection of the Rossiter …

Cool Gaseous Exoplanets: surveying the new frontier with Twinkle

L Booth, S Sarkar, M Griffin… - Monthly Notices of the …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
ABSTRACT Cool gaseous exoplanets (1.75 R⊕< R p< 3 RJ, 200 K< T eq< 1000 K) are an
as-yet understudied population, with great potential to expand our understanding of …

The formation of transiting circumplanetary debris discs from the disruption of satellite systems during planet–planet scattering

AJ Mustill, MB Davies… - Monthly Notices of the …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Several stars show deep transits consistent with discs of roughly seen at moderate
inclinations, likely surrounding planets on eccentric orbits. We show that this configuration …

The “Drake Equation” of Exomoons—A Cascade of Formation, Stability and Detection

GM Szabó, J Schneider, Z Dencs, S Kálmán - Universe, 2024 - mdpi.com
After 25 years of the prediction of the possibility of observations, and despite the many
hundreds of well-studied transiting exoplanet systems, we are still waiting for the …

A long spin period for a sub-Neptune-mass exoplanet

EM Price, J Becker, ZL de Beurs, LA Rogers… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
HIP 41378 f is a sub-Neptune exoplanet with an anomalously low density. Its long orbital
period and deep transit make it an ideal candidate for detecting oblateness photometrically …

A General, Differentiable Transit Model for Ellipsoidal Occulters: Derivation, Application, and Forecast of Planetary Oblateness and Obliquity Constraints with JWST

S Dholakia, S Dholakia, BJS Pope - arXiv preprint arXiv:2410.03449, 2024 - arxiv.org
Increasingly precise space-based photometry uncovers higher-order effects in transits,
eclipses and phase curves which can be used to characterize exoplanets in novel ways. The …

Surprising Spin-orbit Resonances of Rocky Planets

H Yuan, Y Su, J Goodman - arXiv preprint arXiv:2410.05373, 2024 - arxiv.org
Recent works suggest that, in multiplanetary systems, a close-in exoplanet can sometimes
avoid becoming tidally locked to its host star if it is captured into a secular spin-orbit …

The Dynamical History of HIP-41378 f--Oblique Exorings Masquerading as a Puffy Planet

T Lu, G Li, B Cassese, D Lin - arXiv preprint arXiv:2410.00641, 2024 - arxiv.org
The super-puff HIP-41378 f represents a fascinating puzzle due to its anomalously low
density on a far-out orbit in contrast with other known super-puffs. In this work, we explore …