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TOI-1136 is a Young, Coplanar, Aligned Planetary System in a Pristine Resonant Chain

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  • Fei Dai, California Institute of Technology
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  • Kento Masuda, Osaka University
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  • Corey Beard, University of California at Irvine
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  • Paul Robertson, University of California at Irvine
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  • Max Goldberg, California Institute of Technology
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  • Konstantin Batygin, California Institute of Technology
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  • Luke Bouma, California Institute of Technology
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  • Jack J. Lissauer, NASA Ames Research Center
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  • Emil Knudstrup
  • Simon Albrecht
  • Andrew W. Howard, California Institute of Technology
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  • Heather A. Knutson, California Institute of Technology
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  • Erik A. Petigura, University of California at Los Angeles
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  • Lauren M. Weiss, University of Notre Dame
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  • Howard Isaacson, University of California at Berkeley, University of Southern Queensland
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  • Martti Holst Kristiansen, Brorfelde Observatory
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  • Hugh Osborn, University of Bern, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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  • Songhu Wang, Indiana University Bloomington
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  • Xian Yu Wang, CAS - National Astronomical Observatories, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
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  • Aida Behmard, California Institute of Technology
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  • Michael Greklek-McKeon, California Institute of Technology
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  • Shreyas Vissapragada, California Institute of Technology
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  • Natalie M. Batalha, University of California at Santa Cruz
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  • Casey L. Brinkman, University of Hawaii at Manoa
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  • Ashley Chontos, Princeton University, University of Hawaii at Manoa
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  • Ian Crossfield, University of Kansas
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  • Courtney Dressing, University of California at Berkeley
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  • Tara Fetherolf, University of California at Riverside
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  • Benjamin Fulton, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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  • Michelle L. Hill, University of California at Riverside
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  • Daniel Huber, University of Hawaii at Manoa
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  • Stephen R. Kane, University of California at Riverside
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  • Jack Lubin, University of California at Irvine
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  • Mason MacDougall, University of California at Los Angeles
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  • Andrew Mayo, University of California at Berkeley
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  • Teo Močnik, Gemini Observatory
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  • Joseph M. Akana Murphy, University of California at Santa Cruz
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  • Ryan A. Rubenzahl, California Institute of Technology
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  • Nicholas Scarsdale, University of California at Santa Cruz
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  • Dakotah Tyler, University of California at Los Angeles
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  • Judah Van Zandt, University of California at Los Angeles
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  • Alex S. Polanski, University of Kansas
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  • Hans Martin Schwengeler, University of Oxford
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  • Ivan A. Terentev
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  • Paul Benni
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  • Allyson Bieryla
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  • David Ciardi, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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  • Ben Falk
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  • E. Furlan
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  • Eric Girardin
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  • Pere Guerra
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  • Katharine M. Hesse, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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  • Steve B. Howell
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  • J. Lillo-Box
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  • Elisabeth C. Matthews
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  • Joseph D. Twicken
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  • Joel Villaseñor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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  • David W. Latham
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  • Jon M. Jenkins
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  • George R. Ricker, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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  • Sara Seager, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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  • Roland Vanderspek, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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  • Joshua N. Winn

Convergent disk migration has long been suspected to be responsible for forming planetary systems with a chain of mean-motion resonances (MMRs). Dynamical evolution over time could disrupt the delicate resonant configuration. We present TOI-1136, a 700 ± 150 Myr old G star hosting at least six transiting planets between ∼2 and 5 R . The orbital period ratios deviate from exact commensurability by only 10−4, smaller than the ∼10−2 deviations seen in typical Kepler near-resonant systems. A transit-timing analysis measured the masses of the planets (3-8M ) and demonstrated that the planets in TOI-1136 are in true resonances with librating resonant angles. Based on a Rossiter-McLaughlin measurement of planet d, the star’s rotation appears to be aligned with the planetary orbital planes. The well-aligned planetary system and the lack of a detected binary companion together suggest that TOI-1136's resonant chain formed in an isolated, quiescent disk with no stellar flyby, disk warp, or significant axial asymmetry. With period ratios near 3:2, 2:1, 3:2, 7:5, and 3:2, TOI-1136 is the first known resonant chain involving a second-order MMR (7:5) between two first-order MMRs. The formation of the delicate 7:5 resonance places strong constraints on the system’s migration history. Short-scale (starting from ∼0.1 au) Type-I migration with an inner disk edge is most consistent with the formation of TOI-1136. A low disk surface density (Σ1 au ≲ 103g cm−2; lower than the minimum-mass solar nebula) and the resultant slower migration rate likely facilitated the formation of the 7:5 second-order MMR.

Original languageEnglish
Article number33
JournalAstronomical Journal
Volume165
Issue2
ISSN0004-6256
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Feb 2023

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