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    TOI-5126: A hot super-Neptune and warm Neptune pair discovered by TESS\textit{TESS} and CHEOPS\textit{CHEOPS}

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    We present the confirmation of a hot super-Neptune with an exterior Neptune companion orbiting a bright (V = 10.1 mag) F-dwarf identified by the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite\textit{Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite} (TESS\textit{TESS}). The two planets, observed in sectors 45, 46 and 48 of the TESS\textit{TESS} extended mission, are 4.74−0.14+0.164.74^{+0.16}_{-0.14} R⊕R_{\oplus} and 3.86−0.16+0.173.86^{+0.17}_{-0.16} R⊕R_{\oplus} with 5.4588385−0.0000072+0.00000705.4588385^{+0.0000070}_{-0.0000072} d and 17.8999−0.0013+0.001817.8999^{+0.0018}_{-0.0013} d orbital periods, respectively. We also obtained precise space based photometric follow-up of the system with ESAs CHaracterising ExOplanets Satellite\textit{CHaracterising ExOplanets Satellite} (CHEOPS\textit{CHEOPS}) to constrain the radius and ephemeris of TOI-5126 b. TOI 5126 b is located in the "hot Neptune Desert" and is an ideal candidate for follow-up transmission spectroscopy due to its high predicted equilibrium temperature (Teq=1442−40+46T_{eq} = 1442^{+46}_{-40} K) implying a cloud-free atmosphere. TOI-5126 c is a warm Neptune (Teq=971−27+31T_{eq}= 971^{+31}_{-27} K) also suitable for follow-up. Tentative transit timing variations (TTVs) have also been identified in analysis, suggesting the presence of at least one additional planet, however this signal may be caused by spot-crossing events, necessitating further precise photometric follow-up to confirm these signals.Comment: Accepted in MNRAS, 18 pages, 14 figure
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