# NY Vir Eclipse timing observations: Two planet solution

**Authors:** Shuo Song, Xinyu Mai, Robert L. Mutel, Dvaid Pulley, George Faillace,, Americo Watkins

arXiv: 1812.01726 · 2024-07-24

## TL;DR

This study updates the circumbinary exoplanet model for NY Virginis using new eclipse timing data, identifying a stable two-planet solution with specific orbital parameters, though some degeneracies remain.

## Contribution

It presents the first comprehensive two-planet model for NY Virginis based on combined eclipse timing data and stability analysis.

## Key findings

- A stable two-planet model with specific eccentricities and masses was identified.
- The model remains stable for at least 10^8 years under certain eccentricity conditions.
- Additional observations are needed to refine planetary parameters due to parameter degeneracies.

## Abstract

We report 18 new primary minima timing observations of the short-period eclipsing binary system NY Virginis. We combined these minima with previously published primary minima to update circumbinary exoplanet models in this system based on O-C timing variations. We performed a non-linear least-squares minimization search using a quadratic ephemeris and either one or two exoplanets. The only model with an acceptable fit includes a period derivative $\dot{P} = 2.83\times10^{-12}$ and two planets in eccentric orbits $e = 0.15,0.15$ with minimum masses 2.7 and 5.5 Jovian masses. Analysis of the orbit stability shows that this solution is stable for at least $10^8$ yr, but a small increase in eccentricity ($e\geq0.20$) for either planet renders the orbits unstable in less than $10^6$ years. A number of model parameters are significantly degenerate, so additional observations are required to determine planetary parameters with high statistical confidence.

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