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Table · dataset · 2026

RVs & light curves of WASP-193 from TESS, PFS, & LCRO

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The "super-puffs" are a population of planets that have masses comparable to that of Neptune but radii similar to Jupiter, leading to extremely low bulk densities ({rho}p<=0.2g/cm3) that are not easily explained by standard core accretion models.

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Interestingly, several of these super-puffs are found in orbits significantly misaligned with their host stars' spin axes, indicating past dynamical excitation that may be connected to their low densities.

Here, we present new Magellan/Planet Finder Spectrograph radial velocity measurements of WASP-193, a late F star hosting one of the least dense transiting planets known to date (M_p_=0.112_-0.034_^+0.029^M_J_, R_p_=1.319_-0.048_^+0.056^R_J_, {rho}p=0.060+/-0.019g/cm3). We refine the bulk properties of WASP-193 b and use interior structure models to determine that the planet can be explained if it consists of roughly equal amounts of metals and H/He, with a metal fraction of Z=0.42.

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The planet is likely substantially reinflated due to its host star's evolution, and expected to be actively undergoing mass loss. We also measure the projected stellar obliquity using the Rossiter-McLaughlin effect, finding that WASP-193 b is on an orbit well aligned with the stellar equator, with {lambda}=16_-15_^+16^degrees. WASP-193 b is the first Jupiter-sized super-puff on a relatively well-aligned orbit, suggesting a diversity of formation pathways for this population of planets.

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