M. Zechmeister et al.: The planet search programme at the ESO CES and HARPS. IV.

Year Year
1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010
-129160

φ2 Pav (F8V)
-31850
-129180 CES+LC
CES+VLC
HARPS
-31900
-129200
RV [m/s]

RV [m/s]
-31950
-129220

HR 7703 (K3V) -32000

-129240 CES+LC
CES+VLC
HARPS -32050
4.0 m/s/yr
-129260
49000 50000
51000 52000 53000 54000 55000 49000 50000
51000 52000 53000 54000 55000
BJD - 2 400 000 BJD - 2 400 000
Year Year
1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010
-39940
-7340
-39960

-7360
-39980
RV [m/s]
RV [m/s]

-7380 -40000

-40020 ε Ind A (K4.5V)

-7400 HR 8323 (G0V) CES+LC
CES+LC CES+VLC
CES+VLC -40040 HARPS
-7420 HARPS 1.86 m/s/yr
P=1372 d 4.2 m/s/yr
-40060
49000 50000
51000 52000 53000 54000 55000 49000 50000
51000 52000 53000 54000 55000
BJD - 2 400 000 BJD - 2 400 000
Year Year
1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010
-12600 16600
HR 8883 (G4III)
-12650 16500 CES+LC
CES+VLC
-12700 HARPS
16400
-12750
RV [m/s]

RV [m/s]

16300
-12800
16200
-12850 HR 8501 (G3V)
CES+LC
-12900 CES+VLC 16100
HARPS
17.5 m/s/yr
-12950 16000
49000 50000 51000 52000 53000 54000 55000 49000 50000 51000 52000 53000 54000 55000
BJD - 2 400 000 BJD - 2 400 000

Fig. 23. Radial velocities. Continuation of Figs. 19–22. Model curves are shown for HR 7703 (trend), HR 8323 (sinusoid), ! Ind A (constant, i.e.
only secular acceleration of 1.86 m/s/yr, and trend), and HR 8501 (trend).

Compared to our previous results in Endl et al. (2002), we
confirm that:
– κ For, HR 2400, and HR 3677 are SB1 spectroscopic binaries
with long periods.
– α For, HR 6416, and HR 8501 exhibits trends consistent with
their wide stellar companions.
– ! Ind A has a steady long-term trend still explained by a plan-
etary companion.
Moreover, we see trends in HR 7703 and GJ 570 A which can
also be explained by the known wide stellar companions listed
in Table 5. However, the RV trend of 7 m/s/yr reported for β Hyi
(Endl et al. 2002) is only 1.8 m/s/yr in the combined data set
and is not seen in the VLC data. We cannot confirm a linear
drift reported by Eggenberger et al. (2007) for α Men, neither
can we confirm the planet HR 4523 b announced by Tinney
et al. (2011), nor the planet ! Eri b reported by Hatzes et al.
(2000). For ! Eri b, the astrometric results (Benedict et al. 2006;
Reffert & Quirrenbach 2011) seem to confirm the planet, but
they do not constitute independent detections, since they rely on
the combination with less precise RV measurements. Also the
astrometric phase coverage is not complete. However, the same
is true for our HARPS measurements. Hence, this planet is not
yet fully disproved with our RV non-detection or by imaging

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