A 2R[subscript ⊕] Planet Orbiting the Bright Nearby K Dwarf Wolf 503 by Peterson, Merrin S., Benneke, Björn, David, Trevor J., Dressing, Courtney D., Ciardi, David, Schlieder, Joshua E., Petigura, Erik A., Mamajek, Eric E., Christiansen, Jessie L., Quinn, Sam N., Fulton, Benjamin J., Howard, Andrew W., Sinukoff, Evan, Beichman, Charles, Latham, David W., Yu, Liang, Arango, Nicole, Shporer, Avi, Henning, Thomas, X. Huang, Chelsea, Kosiarek, Molly R., Dittmann, Jason, Isaacson, Howard, Crossfield, Ian Jm

“…We determine the possibility of a companion star and false positive detection to be extremely low using both archival images and high-contrast adaptive optics images from the Palomar observatory. The brightness of the host star makes Wolf 503b a prime target for prompt radial velocity follow-up, and with the small stellar radius (0.690 ± 0.025R [subscript ⊕]), it is also an excellent target for HST transit spectroscopy and detailed atmospheric characterization with JWST. …”
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