%ABeard, Corey%ARobertson, Paul%AKanodia, Shubham%ALubin, Jack%ACañas, Caleb%AGupta, Arvind%AHolcomb, Rae%AJones, Sinclaire%ALibby-Roberts, Jessica%ALin, Andrea%AMahadevan, Suvrath%AStefánsson, Guđmundur%ABender, Chad%ABlake, Cullen%ACochran, William%AEndl, Michael%AEverett, Mark%AFord, Eric%AFredrick, Connor%AHalverson, Samuel%AHebb, Leslie%ALi, Dan%ALogsdon, Sarah%ALuhn, Jacob%AMcElwain, Michael%AMetcalf, Andrew%ANinan, Joe%ARajagopal, Jayadev%ARoy, Arpita%ASchutte, Maria%ASchwab, Christian%ATerrien, Ryan%AWisniewski, John%AWright, Jason%BJournal Name: The Astrophysical Journal; Journal Volume: 936; Journal Issue: 1; Related Information: CHORUS Timestamp: 2024-01-16 12:06:58 %D2022%IDOI PREFIX: 10.3847 %JJournal Name: The Astrophysical Journal; Journal Volume: 936; Journal Issue: 1; Related Information: CHORUS Timestamp: 2024-01-16 12:06:58 %K %MOSTI ID: 10370390 %PMedium: X; Size: Article No. 55 %TGJ 3929: High-precision Photometric and Doppler Characterization of an Exo-Venus and Its Hot, Mini-Neptune-mass Companion %XAbstract

We detail the follow-up and characterization of a transiting exo-Venus identified by TESS, GJ 3929b (TOI-2013b), and its nontransiting companion planet, GJ 3929c (TOI-2013c). GJ 3929b is an Earth-sized exoplanet in its star’s Venus zone (Pb= 2.616272 ± 0.000005 days; Sb=17.30.7+0.8S) orbiting a nearby M dwarf. GJ 3929c is most likely a nontransiting sub-Neptune. Using the new, ultraprecise NEID spectrometer on the WIYN 3.5 m Telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory, we are able to modify the mass constraints of planet b reported in previous works and consequently improve the significance of the mass measurement to almost 4σconfidence (Mb= 1.75 ± 0.45M). We further adjust the orbital period of planet c from its alias at 14.30 ± 0.03 days to the likely true period of 15.04 ± 0.03 days, and we adjust its minimum mass tomsini= 5.71 ± 0.92M. Using the diffuser-assisted ARCTIC imager on the ARC 3.5 m telescope at Apache Point Observatory, in addition to publicly available TESS and LCOGT photometry, we are able to constrain the radius of planet b toRp= 1.09 ± 0.04R. GJ 3929b is a top candidate for transmission spectroscopy in its size regime (TSM = 14 ± 4), and future atmospheric studies of GJ 3929b stand to shed light on the nature of small planets orbiting M dwarfs.

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