- David, Trevor J;
- Cody, Ann Marie;
- Hedges, Christina L;
- Mamajek, Eric E;
- Hillenbrand, Lynne A;
- Ciardi, David R;
- Beichman, Charles A;
- Petigura, Erik A;
- Fulton, Benjamin J;
- Isaacson, Howard T;
- Howard, Andrew W;
- Gagné, Jonathan;
- Saunders, Nicholas K;
- Rebull, Luisa M;
- Stauffer, John R;
- Vasisht, Gautam;
- Hinkley, Sasha
We report the detection of V1298 Tau b, a warm Jupiter-sized planet (R P = 0.91 ± 0.05 R Jup, P = 24.1 days) transiting a young solar analog with an estimated age of 23 Myr. The star and its planet belong to Group 29, a young association in the foreground of the Taurus-Auriga star-forming region. While hot Jupiters have been previously reported around young stars, those planets are non-transiting and near-term atmospheric characterization is not feasible. The V1298 Tau system is a compelling target for follow-up study through transmission spectroscopy and Doppler tomography owing to the transit depth (0.5%), host star brightness (K s = 8.1 mag), and rapid stellar rotation (= 23 km s-1). Although the planet is Jupiter-sized, its mass is currently unknown due to high-amplitude radial velocity jitter. Nevertheless, V1298 Tau b may help constrain formation scenarios for at least one class of close-in exoplanets, providing a window into the nascent evolution of planetary interiors and atmospheres.