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Small low-mass stars are favourable targets for the detection of rocky habitable planets. In particular, planetary systems in the solar neighbourhood are interesting and suitable for precise characterization. The RedDots campaigns seek to discover rocky planets orbiting nearby low-mass stars. The 2018 campaign targeted GJ 1061, which is the 20th nearest star to the Sun. For three consecutive months we obtained nightly, high-precision radial velocity measurements with the HARPS spectrograph. We analysed these data together with archival HARPS data. We report the detection of three planet candidates with periods of 3.204 +/- 0.001, 6.689 +/- 0.005, and 13.03 +/- 0.03 d, which are close to 1:2:4 period commensurability. After several considerations related to the properties of the noise and sampling, we conclude that a fourth signal is most likely explained by stellar rotation, although it may be due to a planet. The proposed three-planet system (and the potential four-planet solution) is long-term dynamically stable. Planet-planet gravitational interactions are below our current detection threshold. The minimum masses of the three planets range from 1.4 +/- 0.2 to 1.8 +/- 0.3 M-circle plus. Planet d, with msin i = 1.64 +/- 0.24 M-circle plus, receives a similar amount of energy as Earth receives from the Sun. Consequently it lies within the liquid-water habitable zone of the star and has a similar equilibrium temperature to Earth. GJ 1061 has very similar properties to Proxima Centauri but activity indices point to lower levels of stellar activity. ; German Research Foundation (DFG) FOR2544 DR 281/32-1 JE 701/3-1 DFG priority program SPP 1992 'Ex-ploring the Diversity of Extrasolar Planets' RE 1664/18 Spanish Agencia Estatal de Investigacion AYA201679425-C3-3-P ESP2017-87676-C5-2-R ESP2017-87143-R Centre of Excellence 'Severo Ochoa' Instituto de Astrof'rasolar Planets' SEV-2017-0709 Science & Technology Facilities Council (STFC) ST/P000584/1 3180405 Spanish Ministry for Science, Innovation and Universities (MCIU) European Union (EU) ESP2016-80435-C2-1-R ESP2016-80435-C2-2-R Generalitat de Catalunya/CERCA programme STFC Consolidated Grant ST/P000592/1 Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach Foundation Mc Donald Observatory of the University of Texas at Austin National Research Foundation - South Africa 072.C-0488 183.C-0437 0101.C-0516(A) 198.C-0838(A)

We announce the discovery of two planets orbiting the M dwarfs GJ 251 (0.360 ± 0.015M-) and HD 238090 (0.578 ± 0.021M-) based on CARMENES radial velocity (RV) data. In addition, we independently confirm with CARMENES data the existence of Lalande 21185 b, a planet that has recently been discovered with the SOPHIE spectrograph. All three planets belong to the class of warm or temperate super-Earths and share similar properties. The orbital periods are 14.24 d, 13.67 d, and 12.95 d and the minimum masses are 4.0 ± 0.4 M-, 6.9 ± 0.9 M-, and 2.7 ± 0.3 M- for GJ 251 b, HD 238090 b, and Lalande 21185 b, respectively. Based on the orbital and stellar properties, we estimate equilibrium temperatures of 351.0 ± 1.4 K for GJ 251 b, 469.6 ± 2.6 K for HD 238090 b, and 370.1 ± 6.8 K for Lalande 21185 b. For the latter we resolve the daily aliases that were present in the SOPHIE data and that hindered an unambiguous determination of the orbital period. We find no significant signals in any of our spectral activity indicators at the planetary periods. The RV observations were accompanied by contemporaneous photometric observations. We derive stellar rotation periods of 122.1 ± 2.2 d and 96.7 ± 3.7 d for GJ 251 and HD 238090, respectively. The RV data of all three stars exhibit significant signals at the rotational period or its first harmonic. For GJ 251 and Lalande 21185, we also find long-period signals around 600 d, and 2900 d, respectively, which we tentatively attribute to long-term magnetic cycles. We apply a Bayesian approach to carefully model the Keplerian signals simultaneously with the stellar activity using Gaussian process regression models and extensively search for additional significant planetary signals hidden behind the stellar activity. Current planet formation theories suggest that the three systems represent a common architecture, consistent with formation following the core accretion paradigm. ; With funding from the Spanish government through the "María de Maeztu Unit of Excellence" accreditation (MDM-2017-0737)

Context. The nearby ultra-compact multiplanetary system YZ Ceti consists of at least three planets, and a fourth tentative signal. The orbital period of each planet is the subject of discussion in the literature due to strong aliasing in the radial velocity data. The stellar activity of this M dwarf also hampers significantly the derivation of the planetary parameters. Aims. With an additional 229 radial velocity measurements obtained since the discovery publication, we reanalyze the YZ Ceti system and resolve the alias issues. Methods. We use model comparison in the framework of Bayesian statistics and periodogram simulations based on a method by Dawson and Fabrycky to resolve the aliases. We discuss additional signals in the RV data, and derive the planetary parameters by simultaneously modeling the stellar activity with a Gaussian process regression model. To constrain the planetary parameters further we apply a stability analysis on our ensemble of Keplerian fits. Results. We find no evidence for a fourth possible companion. We resolve the aliases: the three planets orbit the star with periods of 2.02 d, 3.06 d, and 4.66 d. We also investigate an effect of the stellar rotational signal on the derivation of the planetary parameters, in particular the eccentricity of the innermost planet. Using photometry we determine the stellar rotational period to be close to 68 d and we also detect this signal in the residuals of a three-planet fit to the RV data and the spectral activity indicators. From our stability analysis we derive a lower limit on the inclination of the system with the assumption of coplanar orbits which is i(min) = 0.9 deg. From the absence of a transit event with TESS, we derive an upper limit of the inclination of i(max) = 87.43 deg. Conclusions. YZ Ceti is a prime example of a system where strong aliasing hindered the determination of the orbital periods of exoplanets. Additionally, stellar activity influences the derivation of planetary parameters and modeling them correctly is important for the reliable estimation of the orbital parameters in this specific compact system. Stability considerations then allow additional constraints to be placed on the planetary parameters. ; German Research Foundation (DFG) FOR2544 RE 2694/4-1 German Max-Planck-Gesellschaft (MPG) Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas (CSIC) European Union through FEDER/ERF FICTS -2011 -02 Spanish Ministry of Economy German Science Foundation through the Major Research Instrumentation Programme Klaus Tschira Stiftung state of Baden-Wurttemberg state of Niedersachsen Junta de Andalucia High Performance and Cloud Computing Group at the Zentrum fur Datenverarbeitung of the University of Tubingen state of Baden-Wurttemberg through bwHPC German Research Foundation (DFG) INST 37/935 -1 FUGG European FEDER/ERF funds AYA2015-69350-C3-2-P AYA2016-79425-C3-1/2/3-P ESP2017-87676-C5-2-R ESP2017-87143-R Centre of Excellence "Severo Ochoa" award SEV-2015-0548 Centre of Excellence "Maria de Maeztu" award SEV-2015-0548 Instituto de Astrofisica de Andalucia SEV-2017-0709 Centro de Astrobiologia MDM-2017-0737 Generalitat de Catalunya/CERCA programme Science & Technology Facilities Council (STFC) ST/M001008/1 ST/P000584/1 Comision Nacional de Investigacion Cientifica y Tecnologica (CONICYT) CONICYT FONDECYT 1161218 Comision Nacional de Investigacion Cientifica y Tecnologica (CONICYT) PB06 Comision Nacional de Investigacion Cientifica y Tecnologica (CONICYT) CONICYT FONDECYT 3180405 Hong Kong RGC grant HKU 17305618 European Research Council under the Horizon 2020 Framework Program via the ERC 83 24 28 Max-Planck-Institut fur Astronomie Instituto de Astrofisica de Andalucia Landessternwarte Konigstuhl Institut de Ciencies de l'Espai Insitut fur Astrophysik Gottingen Universidad Complutense de Madrid Thuringer Landessternwarte Tautenburg Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias Hamburger Sternwarte Centro de Astrobiologia Centro Astronomico Hispano -Aleman Agencia Estatal de Investigacion of the Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovacion y Universidades AYA2015-69350-C3-2-P AYA2016-79425-C3-1/2/3-P ESP2017-87676-C5-2-R ESP2017-87143-R

We report the discovery of a Neptune-like planet (LP 714-47 b, P = 4.05204 d, mb = 30.8 ± 1.5Mpdbl, Rb = 4.7 ± 0.3 Rpdbl) located in the "hot Neptune desert". Confirmation of the TESS Object of Interest (TOI 442.01) was achieved with radial-velocity follow-up using CARMENES, ESPRESSO, HIRES, iSHELL, and PFS, as well as from photometric data using TESS, Spitzer, and ground-based photometry from MuSCAT2, TRAPPIST-South, MONET-South, the George Mason University telescope, the Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope network, the El Sauce telescope, the TÜBITAK National Observatory, the University of Louisville Manner Telescope, and WASP-South. We also present high-spatial resolution adaptive optics imaging with the Gemini Near-Infrared Imager. The low uncertainties in the mass and radius determination place LP 714-47 b among physically well-characterised planets, allowing for a meaningful comparison with planet structure models. The host star LP 714-47 is a slowly rotating early M dwarf (Teff = 3950 ± 51 K) with a mass of 0.59 ± 0.02Mpdbl and a radius of 0.58 ± 0.02Rpdbl. From long-term photometric monitoring and spectroscopic activity indicators, we determine a stellar rotation period of about 33 d. The stellar activity is also manifested as correlated noise in the radial-velocity data. In the power spectrum of the radial-velocity data, we detect a second signal with a period of 16 days in addition to the four-day signal of the planet. This could be shown to be a harmonic of the stellar rotation period or the signal of a second planet. It may be possible to tell the difference once more TESS data and radial-velocity data are obtained. ; With funding from the Spanish government through the "María de Maeztu Unit of Excellence" accreditation (MDM-2017-0737)