Hidden Gems in TESS:sherlock finds two new rocky planets around nearby M dwarfs


Timmermans M., Dévora-Pajares M., Pozuelos F., Barkaoui K., Rojas-Ayala B., Almenara J., ...Daha Fazla

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, cilt.549, sa.1, 2026 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 549 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2026
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1093/mnras/stag710
  • Dergi Adı: Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Compendex, INSPEC, zbMATH, Directory of Open Access Journals
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: planets and satellites: detection, planets and satellites: fundamental parameters, planets and satellites: terrestrial planets, stars: low-mass
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The Hidden Gems project searches the TESS data for additional planets transiting low-mass stars in confirmed systems. Our goal is to identify planet candidates that are below the detection threshold set by the SPOC and QLP pipelines using sherlock, a specialized pipeline for robust detection and vetting of transit signals in TESS data. We present the discovery of two inner rocky planets in the TOI-237 and TOI-4336 A systems, validated with ground-based photometry from the TRAPPIST, SPECULOOS, ExTrA, and LCO facilities. TOI-237 c has a radius of (Formula presented), orbits its mid-M host star every 1.74 d, and is close to a 3:1 mean-motion resonance with TOI-237 b. TOI-4336 A c has a radius of (Formula presented), and orbits with a period of 7.58 d an M3.5 host star which is part of a hierarchical triple system. We performed model comparison to search for non-zero eccentricities, and found that the circular transit models are statistically favoured. Dynamical simulations show that both systems are in stable configurations, and the transit timing variations expected for the TOI-237 system are of the order of seconds. TOI-237 c and TOI-4336 A c join the high-interest population of warm likely super-Earths below the so-called radius valley. In particular, TOI-237 c is a good candidate for phase curve observations with JWST/MIRI thanks to the small radius of the host star and its short period.