TIC-320687387 B: a long-period eclipsing M-dwarf close to the hydrogen burning limit

We are using precise radial velocities from CORALIE together with precision photometry from the Next Generation Transit Survey (NGTS) to follow-up stars with single-transit events detected with the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS). As part of this survey, we identified a single transit on the star TIC-320687387, a bright (T = 11.6) G-dwarf observed by TESS in Sectors 13 and 27. From subsequent monitoring of TIC-320687387 with CORALIE NGTS, and Lesedi we determined that the companion, TIC-320687387 B, is a very low-mass star with a mass of 96.2 +/-(1.9)(2.)(0) M-J and radius of 1.14 +/- R-0.02( )0.02(J) placing it close to the hydrogen burning limit (similar to 80 M-J). TIC-320687387 B is tidally decoupled and has an eccentric orbit, with a period of 29.77381 d and an eccentricity of 0.366 +/- 0.003. Eclipsing systems such as TIC-320687387 AB allow us to test stellar evolution models for low-mass stars, which in turn are needed to calculate accurate masses and radii for exoplanets orbiting single low-mass stars. The sizeable orbital period of TIC-320687387 B makes it particularly valuable as its evolution can be assumed to be free from perturbations caused by tidal interactions with its G-type host star.

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Researchers are using data from CORALIE and NGTS to study a single-transit event on star TIC-320687387 detected by TESS. The companion, TIC-320687387 B, was found to be a very low-mass star with a high eccentricity orbit and long orbital period, providing valuable insights for testing stellar evolution models and calculating accurate masses and radii for exoplanets.