HAT-P-17b,c: A Transiting, Eccentric, Hot Saturn and a Long-period, Cold Jupiter

TL;DR

This paper reports the discovery of a two-planet system with a transiting eccentric hot Saturn and a long-period cold Jupiter, providing insights into planetary system architectures and dynamics.

Contribution

The study presents the first detailed characterization of a multi-planet system with a transiting eccentric planet and a long-period companion from ground-based surveys.

Findings

Inner planet HAT-P-17b is a transiting eccentric Saturn with a 10.3-day period.

Outer planet HAT-P-17c has a 4.8-year orbit with minimum mass ~1.4 M_J.

HAT-P-17 is the second multi-planet system discovered from ground-based transit surveys.

Abstract

We report the discovery of HAT-P-17b,c, a multi-planet system with an inner transiting planet in a short-period, eccentric orbit and an outer planet in a 4.8 yr, nearly circular orbit. The inner planet, HAT-P-17b, transits the bright V = 10.54 early K dwarf star GSC 2717-00417, with an orbital period P = 10.338523 +/- 0.000009 d, orbital eccentricity e = 0.346 +/- 0.007, transit epoch T_c = 2454801.16945 +/- 0.00020, and transit duration 0.1691 +/- 0.0009 d. HAT-P-17b has a mass of 0.530 +/- 0.018 M_J and radius of 1.010 +/- 0.029 R_J yielding a mean density of 0.64 +/- 0.05 g cm^-3. This planet has a relatively low equilibrium temperature in the range 780-927 K, making it an attractive target for follow-up spectroscopic studies. The outer planet, HAT-P-17c, has a significantly longer orbital period P_2 = 1797^+58_-89 d and a minimum mass m_2 sin i_2 = 1.4^+1.1_-0.4 M_J. The orbital inclination of HAT-P-17c is unknown as transits have not been observed and may not be present. The host star has a mass of 0.86 +/- 0.04 M_Sun, radius of 0.84 +/- 0.02, effective temperature 5246 +/- 80 K, and metallicity [Fe/H] = 0.00 +/- 0.08. HAT-P-17 is the second multi-planet system detected from ground-based transit surveys.