SPHERE dynamical and spectroscopic characterization of HD142527B.
R. Claudi, A.-L. Maire, D. Mesa, A. Cheetham, C. Fontanive, R. Gratton, A. Zurlo, H. Avenhaus, T. Bhowmik, B. Biller, A. Boccaletti, M. Bonavita, M. Bonnefoy, E. Cascone, G. Chauvin, A. Delboulbè, S. Desidera, V. D'Orazi, P. Feautrier, M. Feldt, F. Flammini Dotti, J.H. Girard, E. Giro, M. Janson, J. Hagelberg, M. Keppler, T. Kopytova, S. Lacour, A.-M. Lagrange, M. Langlois, J. Lannier, H. Le Coroller, F. Menard, S. Messina, M. Meyer, M. Millward, J. Olofsson, A. Pavlov, S. Peretti, C. Perrot, C. Pinte, J. Pragt, J. Ramos, S. Rochat, L. Rodet, R. Roelfsema, D. Rouan, G. Salter, T. Schmidt, E. Sissa, P. Thebault, S. Udry, A. Vigan
http://arxiv.org/abs/1812.07814
We detect the accreting low-mass companion HD142527B at a separation of 73 mas (11.4 au) from the star. No other companions with mass greater than 10 MJ are visible in the field of view of IFS (\sim 100 au centered on the star) or in the IRDIS field of view (\sim 400 au centered on the star). Measurements from IFS, SAM IFS, and IRDIS suggest an M6 spectral type for HD142527B, with an uncertainty of one spectral subtype, compatible with an object of M=0.11 \pm 0.06 MSun and R=0.15 \pm 0.07 RSun. The determination of the mass remains a challenge using contemporary evolutionary models, as they do not account for the energy input due to accretion from infalling material. We consider that the spectral type of the secondary may also be earlier than the type we derived from IFS spectra. From dynamical considerations, we further constrain the mass to 0.26^{+0.16}_{-0.14} MSun , which is consistent with both our spectroscopic analysis and the values reported in the literature. Following previous methods, the lower and upper dynamical mass values correspond to a spectral type between M2.5 and M5.5 for the companion. By fitting the astrometric points, we find the following orbital parameters: a period of P=35-137 yr; an inclination of i=121-130 deg.; , a value of Omega=124-135 deg for the longitude of node, and an 68% confidence interval of \sim 18 - 57 au for the separation at periapsis. Eccentricity and time at periapsis passage exhibit two groups of values: \sim0.2-0.45 and \sim0.45-0.7 for e, and \sim 2015-2020 and \sim2020-2022 for T_0. While these orbital parameters might at first suggest that HD142527B is not the companion responsible for the outer disk truncation, a previous hydrodynamical analysis of this system showed that they are compatible with a companion that is able to produce the large cavity and other observed features.

Spectral and orbital characterisation of the directly imaged giant planet HIP 65426 b.
A. C. Cheetham, M. Samland, S. S. Brems, R. Launhardt, G. Chauvin, D. Segransan, T. Henning, A. Quirrenbach, H. Avenhaus, G. Cugno, J. Girard, N. Godoy, G. M. Kennedy, A.-L. Maire, S. Metchev, A. Mueller, A. Musso Barcucci, J. Olofsson, F. Pepe, S. P. Quanz, D. Queloz, S. Reffert, E. Rickman, R. van Boekel, A. Boccaletti, M. Bonnefoy, F. Cantalloube, B. Charnay, P. Delorme, M. Janson, M. Keppler, A.-M. Lagrange, M. Langlois, C. Lazzoni, F. Menard, D. Mesa, M. Meyer, T. Schmidt, E. Sissa, S. Udry, A. Zurlo
http://arxiv.org/abs/1812.07198
HIP 65426 b is a recently discovered Exoplanet imaged during the course of the SPHERE-SHINE survey. Here we present new L′L′ and M′M′ observations of the planet from the NACO instrument at the VLT from the NACO-ISPY survey, as well as a new Y−HY−H spectrum and KK-band photometry from SPHERE-SHINE. Using these data, we confirm the nature of the companion as a warm, dusty planet with a mid-L spectral type. From comparison of its SED with the BT-Settl atmospheric models, we derive a best-fit effective temperature of Teff=1618±7Teff=1618±7 K, surface gravity logg=3.78+0.04−0.03log⁡g=3.78−0.03+0.04 and radius R=1.17±0.04R=1.17±0.04 RJRJ (statistical uncertainties only). Using the DUSTY and COND isochrones we estimate a mass of 8±18±1 MJMJ. Combining the astrometric measurements from our new datasets and from the literature, we show the first indications of orbital motion of the companion (2.6σσ significance) and derive preliminary orbital constraints. We find a highly inclined orbit (i=107+13−10i=107−10+13 deg) with an orbital period of 800+1200−400800−400+1200 yr. We also report SPHERE sparse aperture maskingobservations that investigate the possibility that HIP 65426 b was scattered onto its current orbit by an additional companion at a smaller orbital separation. From this data we rule out the presence of Brown Dwarf companions with masses greater than 16 MJMJ at separations larger than 3 AU, significantly narrowing the parameter space for such a companion.