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TESS Hunt for Young and Maturing Exoplanets (THYME) XIV: A Comoving-Based Age Constraint for KELT-20

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics 2026-03-03 v1 Solar and Stellar Astrophysics

Abstract

Young stellar moving groups offer unique opportunities to investigate the early evolution of stellar and planetary systems. In continuation of an ongoing effort to age-date compelling planetary systems, we provide an in-depth age analysis of KELT-20, a young A-type star that hosts a well-aligned ultra-hot Jupiter. This system poses a useful case study to investigate migration mechanisms at early stages of evolution. Using Gaia DR3 data, we identify 77 stars with proper motions consistent with KELT-20, including 19 with measured radial velocities that enable full 3D kinematic confirmation. Using isochronal analyses, gyrochronology, photometric variability, and stellar activity indicators, we converge on an age of 58±558 \pm 5\,Myr. This constraint provides critical insights into the dynamical processes shaping hot Jupiter formation.

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@article{arxiv.2603.01313,
  title  = {TESS Hunt for Young and Maturing Exoplanets (THYME) XIV: A Comoving-Based Age Constraint for KELT-20},
  author = {Adam Distler and Melinda Soares-Furtado and Andrew W. Mann and Adam L. Kraus and Jonathan Gagné and Juliette Becker and Ritvik Sai Narayan and Max Clark and Andrew Vanderburg and Joseph E. Rodriguez and Laura K. Rogers and Ronan Kerr},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2603.01313},
  year   = {2026}
}

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Accepted in AJ