TOI-677 b: A Warm Jupiter (P=11.2d) on an eccentric orbit transiting a late F-type star

TL;DR

This paper reports the discovery and characterization of TOI-677 b, a warm Jupiter with an eccentric orbit transiting a late F-type star, providing insights into its properties and potential migration history.

Contribution

The study confirms TOI-677 b as a new eccentric warm Jupiter and details its physical and orbital parameters, highlighting its suitability for further dynamical studies.

Findings

TOI-677 b has a mass of approximately 1.24 M_J and a radius of 1.17 R_J.

The planet orbits its host star every 11.24 days on an eccentric orbit with e=0.435.

Evidence suggests a possible outer companion influencing the system dynamics.

Abstract

We report the discovery of TOI-677 b, first identified as a candidate in light curves obtained within Sectors 9 and 10 of the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) mission and confirmed with radial velocities. TOI-677 b has a mass of M_p = 1.236$^{+0.069}_{-0.067}$ M_J, a radius of R_p = 1.170 +- 0.03 R_J,and orbits its bright host star (V=9.8 mag) with an orbital period of 11.23660 +- 0.00011 d, on an eccentric orbit with e = 0.435 +- 0.024. The host star has a mass of M_* = 1.181 +- 0.058 M_sun, a radius of R_* = 1.28 +- 0.03 R_sun, an age of 2.92$^{+0.80}_{-0.73}$ Gyr and solar metallicity, properties consistent with a main sequence late F star with T_eff = 6295 +- 77 K. We find evidence in the radial velocity measurements of a secondary long term signal which could be due to an outer companion. The TOI-677 b system is a well suited target for Rossiter-Mclaughlin observations that can constrain migration mechanisms of close-in giant planets.