We present the detection of 9 new planet candidates orbiting M dwarfs, identified using an independent search and vetting pipeline applied to TESS Full-Frame Image (FFI) data from Sectors 1 to 63. Our candidates include planets as small as 1.4 R⊕, with orbital periods up to 20 days. Among the 9 new candidates, we identified 5 gas giants, which represent a rare and unexpected outcome of planet formation. Our findings add to the growing sample of giant planets around M dwarfs found by TESS. We discuss their follow-up potential for mass measurements through radial velocity observations and atmospheric characterization through transmission spectroscopy. We highlight TIC 12999193.01 as a particularly unique gas giant candidate in an eccentric orbit and excellent potential for atmospheric characterisation.
@article{arxiv.2406.06688,
title = {9 new M Dwarf Planet Candidates from TESS Including 5 Gas Giants},
author = {Yoshi Nike Emilia Eschen and Michelle Kunimoto},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2406.06688},
year = {2024}
}