TOI-1994b: A Low-mass Eccentric Brown Dwarf Transiting A Subgiant Star
Barclay, Thomas; Quinn, Samuel N.; Kane, Stephen R.; Pepper, Joshua; Stassun, Keivan G.; Zhou, George; Wittenmyer, Robert A.; Horner, Jonathan; Ziegler, Carl; Collins, Karen A.; Winn, Joshua N.; Seager, S.; Shporer, Avi; Mireles, Ismael; Rodriguez, Joseph E.; Johnson, Marshall C.; Evans, Phil; Jensen, Eric L. N.; Bowler, Brendan P.; Plavchan, Peter; Page, Emma; Wright, Duncan; Kielkopf, John; Striegel, Stephanie; Addison, Brett; Bedding, Timothy
United States, Australia, Chile
Abstract
We present the discovery of TOI-1994b, a low-mass brown dwarf transiting a hot subgiant star on a moderately eccentric orbit. TOI-1994 has an effective temperature of ${7700}_{-410}^{+720}$ K, V magnitude of 10.51 mag and log(g) of ${3.982}_{-0.065}^{+0.067}$ . The brown dwarf has a mass of ${22.1}_{-2.5}^{+2.6}$ M J, a period of 4.034 days, an eccentricity of ${0.341}_{-0.059}^{+0.054}$ , and a radius of ${1.220}_{-0.071}^{+0.082}$ R J. TOI-1994b is more eccentric than other transiting brown dwarfs with similar masses and periods. The population of low-mass brown dwarfs may have properties similar to planetary systems if they were formed in the same way, but the short orbital period and high eccentricity of TOI-1994b may contrast this theory. An evolved host provides a valuable opportunity to understand the influence stellar evolution has on the substellar companion's fundamental properties. With precise age, mass, and radius, the global analysis and characterization of TOI-1994b augments the small number of transiting brown dwarfs and allows the testing of substellar evolution models.