HD41248 Radial velocities and activity indicators

At the same time, we analyse photometry from the TESS mission, searching for transits and rotational modulation in the lightcurve. The number of significantly detected Keplerian signals depends on the noise model employed, ranging from 0 with the Gaussian process model to 3 with a white noise model. We find that the Gaussian process alone can explain the RV data and allows for the stellar rotation period and active region evolution timescale to be constrained.

The rotation period estimated from the RVs agrees with the value determined from the TESS lightcurve. Based on the currently available data, we conclude that the RV variations of HD 41248 can be explained by stellar activity (using the Gaussian process model) in line with the evidence from activity indicators and the TESS photometry.