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TOI-6692 b: An Eccentric 130 Day Period Giant Planet with a Single Transit from TESS
Bieryla, Allyson; Collins, Karen A.; Zhou, George et al.
2026In Astronomical Journal, 171, p. 203
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Keywords :
Exoplanet astronomy; Stellar Astrophysics
Abstract :
[en] We report the discovery and characterization of TOI-6692 b, an eccentric (e ∼ 0.54) Jupiter on a 130 day orbit. TOI-6692 b was first detected as a community TESS Object of Interest by the Visual Survey Group and the Planet Hunters group as a single-transit candidate via TESS observation. The period was subsequently confirmed via radial velocity monitoring from the Planet Finder Spectrograph on the 6.5 m Magellan telescope. Additional radial velocities were acquired with the CHIRON, FEROS, and CORALIE spectrographs. LCOGT ground-based photometric follow-up was conducted over 2 weeks to detect another transit and refine the period. Although we did not detect an ingress or egress of the 11.04 hr transit, we did detect a possible in-transit signal in the multinight data and provide an updated ephemeris for future monitoring. TOI-6692 b is one of the few planets with orbital periods longer than 100 days that have a secure mass, radius, and eccentricity detection. As with most giant planets at these orbital periods, the eccentricity of TOI-6692 b is lower than that expected of planets undergoing high-eccentricity tidal migration, but is more consistent with the expectations of planet─planet scattering outcomes. A long-term radial velocity trend was detected, and further monitoring is warranted to determine the outer companion period. TOI-6692 b is also one of the few TESS single transit targets to have its periods eventually confirmed via follow-up photometric campaigns timed to capture transits despite the relatively large ephemeris uncertainties. Such efforts highlight the capabilities of night-to-night stability on ground-based photometric facilities today.
Disciplines :
Space science, astronomy & astrophysics
Author, co-author :
Bieryla, Allyson;  Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, University of Southern Queensland
Collins, Karen A.;  Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
Zhou, George;  University of Southern Queensland
Latham, David W.;  Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
Carter, Brad;  University of Southern Queensland
Dalba, Paul;  University of California, Santa Cruz, Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics
Gagliano, Robert;  Amateur Astronomer, Glendale, AZ 85308, USA
Jacobs, Thomas L.;  Amateur Astronomer, Missouri City, TX 77459, USA
Kristiansen, Martti Holst;  Brorfelde Observatory, Observator Gyldenkernes Vej 7, DK-4340 Tølløse, Denmark
LaCourse, Daryll;  University of Oxford, Department of Physics
Omohundro, Mark;  University of Oxford, Department of Physics
Schwengeler, H. M.;  Astrophysical Institute of the Canaries, University of Liege, Belgium, MIT, Department of Earth and Planetary Science
Barkaoui, Khalid  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département d'astrophysique, géophysique et océanographie (AGO) > Exoplanets in Transit: Identification and Characterization ; University Adolfo Ibanez, Chile, -
Brahm, Rafael;  Carnegie Institution of Washington, Geophysical Laboratory
Butler, R. Paul;  SETI Institute, California, NASA Ames Research Center
Caldwell, Douglas A.;  The Observatories of the Carnegie Instution for Science, 813 Santa Barbara Street, Pasadena, CA 91101, USA
Crane, Jeffrey D.;  Washington University in Saint Louis, Department of Physics
Daylan, Tansu;  Bay Area Environmental Research Institute, California
Deveny, Sarah;  Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
Eastman, Jason D.;  MIT, Department of Physics, MIT, Center for Space Research/Kavli Institute
Gaibor, Yadira S.;  University of Liege, Belgium
Gillon, Michaël  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département d'astrophysique, géophysique et océanographie (AGO) ; Max-Planck-Institut fúr Astronomie, Königstuhl 17, D-69117 Heidelberg, Germany
Henning, Thomas;  Scottish Universities Physics Alliance
Horne, Keith;  NASA Ames Research Center
Howell, Steve B.;  University of Liege, Laboratory of Planetary and Atmospheric Physics
Jehin, Emmanuel  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Unités de recherche interfacultaires > Space sciences, Technologies and Astrophysics Research (STAR) ; Swarthmore College, Department of Physics and Astronomy
Jensen, Eric L. N.;  University Adolfo Ibanez, Chile, -
Jordán, Andrés;  University of British Columbia, Department of Physics and Astronomy
Kunimoto, Michelle;  Bay Area Environmental Research Institute, California
Littlefield, Colin;  University of Geneva, Astronomical Observatory
Parc, Léna;  Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
Quinn, Samuel N.;  Yale University, Department of Astronomy
Rice, Malena;  Michigan State University, Department of Physics and Astronomy
Rodriguez, Joseph E.;  Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
Schwarz, Richard P.;  South African Astronomical Observatory
Sefako, Ramotholo;  The Observatories of the Carnegie Instution for Science, 813 Santa Barbara Street, Pasadena, CA 91101, USA
Shectman, Stephen A.;  MIT, Center for Space Research/Kavli Institute
Shporer, Avi;  University of Liege, Belgium
Soubkiou, Abderahmane ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Astrobiology ; Kotizarovci Observatory, Sarsoni 90, 51216 Viskovo, Croatia
Srdoc, Gregor;  University of Geneva, Astronomical Observatory
Steiner, Michal;  Department of Astronomy, McPherson Laboratory, The Ohio State University, 140 W 18th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
Tala Pinto, Marcelo;  Carnegie Institution of Washington, Geophysical Laboratory
Teske, Johanna;  Max-Planck-Institut fúr Astronomie, Königstuhl 17, D-69117 Heidelberg, Germany, Department of Astronomy, Sofia University "St Kliment Ohridski,", 5 James Bourchier Blvd, BG-1164 Sofia, Bulgaria, Landessternwarte, Zentrum für Astronomie der Universität Heidelberg, Königstuhl 12, D-69117 Heidelberg, Germany
Trifonov, Trifon;  University of Geneva, Astronomical Observatory, Leiden Observatory
Ulmer-Moll, Solène;  Bozeman, MT 59718, USA
Watkins, Cristilyn N.;  Tsinghua University, China
Wang, Sharon X.;  Washington University in Saint Louis, Department of Physics, University of Concepcion, Department of Astronomy
Yana Galarza, Jhon;  Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
Yee, Samuel W.
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Language :
English
Title :
TOI-6692 b: An Eccentric 130 Day Period Giant Planet with a Single Transit from TESS
Publication date :
01 April 2026
Journal title :
Astronomical Journal
ISSN :
0004-6256
eISSN :
1538-3881
Publisher :
IOP
Volume :
171
Pages :
203
Peer reviewed :
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