Publications

My research interests include transiting exoplanets, stellar variability, planetary nebulae, and near-Earth asteroids.

Lead-authored Publications:

 • Močnik, Hellier, Anderson, 2020, PASP, 132, 014401: K2 Looks Toward WASP-28 and WASP-151 • Močnik, Hellier, Southworth, 2018, AJ, 156, 44: WASP-104b is Darker than Charcoal • Močnik, Hellier, Anderson, 2018, RNAAS, 2, 22: Ephemeris Refinement of a Hot Jupiter K2-140b • Močnik, Southworth, Hellier, 2017, MNRAS, 471, 394: Recurring Sets of Recurring Starspot Occultations on Exoplanet Host Qatar-2 • Močnik et al., 2017, MNRAS, 469, 1622: Starspots on WASP-107 and Pulsations of WASP-118 • Močnik et al., 2016, PASP, 128, 124403: WASP-157b, a Transiting Hot Jupiter Observed with K2 • Močnik et al., 2016, AJ, 151, 150: Starspots on WASP-85 • Močnik et al., 2015, MNRAS, 451, 870: The Central Star Candidate of the Planetary Nebula Sh2-71: Photometric and Spectroscopic Variability

Co-authored Publications:

 • Choi et al., 2025, AJ, 170, 238: An Early Look at the Performance of IGRINS-2 at Gemini-North with Application to the Ultrahot Jupiter, WASP-33 b • Howard et al., 2025, ApJS, 278, 52: Planet Masses, Radii, and Orbits from NASA's K2 Mission • Zandt et al., 2025, AJ, 169, 235: The TESS-Keck Survey. XXIV. Outer Giants May Be More Prevalent in the Presence of Inner Small Planets • Lim et al., 2025, JKAS, 58, 81: Near-Infrared Spectroscopy with IGRINS-2 for Studying Multiple Stellar Populations in Globular Clusters • Perera et al., 2024, Proc. SPIE, 13097, 130971S: GPI 2.0: pre-integrated pyramid wavefront sensor results • Chilcote et al., 2024, Proc. SPIE, 13096, 1309699: GPI 2.0: upgrade status of the Gemini Planet Imager • Rawlings et al., 2024, Proc. SPIE, 13096, 1309636: The future of polarimetry at the NOIRLab Gemini North Observatory facility • Oh et al., 2024, Proc. SPIE, 13096, 1309608: IGRINS-2 for Gemini Telescope: development and early performance • Yee et al., 2024, RNAAS, 8, 187: Additional Doppler Monitoring Corroborates HAT-P-11c as a Planet • Gan et al., 2024, ApJL, 969, L24: The Aligned Orbit of a Hot Jupiter around the M Dwarf TOI-4201 • Polanski et al., 2024, ApJS, 272, 32: The TESS-Keck Survey. XX. 15 New TESS Planets and a Uniform RV Analysis of All Survey Targets • Lange et al., 2024, AJ, 167, 282: The TESS-Keck Survey. VII. A Superdense Sub-Neptune Orbiting TOI-1824 • Kane et al., 2024, AJ, 167, 239: A Perfect Tidal Storm: HD 104067 Planetary Architecture Creating an Incandescent World • Hord et al., 2024, AJ, 167, 233: Identification of the Top TESS Objects of Interest for Atmospheric Characterization of Transiting Exoplanets with JWST • Desai et al., 2024, AJ, 167, 194: The TESS-Keck Survey. XVIII. A Sub-Neptune and Spurious Long-period Signal in the TOI-1751 System • Rubenzahl et al., 2024, AJ, 167, 153: The TESS-Keck Survey. XII. A Dense 1.8 R ⊕ Ultra-short-period Planet Possibly Clinging to a High-mean-molecular-weight Atmosphere after the First Gigayear • Hill et al., 2024, AJ, 167, 151: The TESS–Keck Survey. XIX. A Warm Transiting Sub-Saturn-mass Planet and a Nontransiting Saturn-mass Planet Orbiting a Solar Analog • Dalba et al., 2024, ApJS, 271, 16: Giant Outer Transiting Exoplanet Mass (GOT 'EM) Survey. IV. Long-term Doppler Spectroscopy for 11 Stars Thought to Host Cool Giant Exoplanets • Beard et al., 2024, AJ, 167, 70: The TESS-Keck Survey. XVII. Precise Mass Measurements in a Young, High-multiplicity Transiting Planet System Using Radial Velocities and Transit Timing Variations • Weiss et al., 2024, ApJS, 270, 8: The Kepler Giant Planet Search. I. A Decade of Kepler Planet-host Radial Velocities from W. M. Keck Observatory • Murphy et al., 2023, AJ, 165, 153: The TESS-Keck Survey. XVI. Mass Measurements for 12 Planets in Eight Systems • Fetherolf et al., 2023, ApJS, 268, 4: Variability Catalog of Stars Observed during the TESS Prime Mission • Simpson et al., 2023, AJ, 166, 72: Variability of Known Exoplanet Host Stars Observed by TESS • MacDougall et al., 2023, AJ, 166, 33: The TESS-Keck Survey. XV. Precise Properties of 108 TESS Planets and Their Host Stars • Zandt et al., 2023, AJ, 165, 60: TESS-Keck Survey. XIV. Two Giant Exoplanets from the Distant Giants Survey • Dai et al., 2023, AJ, 165, 33: TOI-1136 is a Young, Coplanar, Aligned Planetary System in a Pristine Resonant Chain • Rackham et al., 2023, RAS Techniques and Instruments,  2, 148: The effect of stellar contamination on low-resolution transmission spectroscopy • Mufti et al., 2023, AJ, 165, 10: TOI 560: Two Transiting Planets Orbiting a K Dwarf Validated with iSHELL, PFS, and HIRES RVs • MacDougall et al., 2022, AJ, 164, 97: The TESS-Keck Survey. XIII. An Eccentric Hot Neptune with a Similar-mass Outer Companion around TOI-1272 • Seifahrt et al., 2022, Proc. SPIE 12184, 121841G: MAROON-X: the first two years of EPRVs from Gemini North • Barragan et al., 2022, MNRAS, 514, 1606: The young HD 73583 (TOI-560) planetary system: two 10-M⊕ mini-Neptunes transiting a 500-Myr-old, bright, and active K dwarf • Chontos et al., 2022, AJ, 163, 297: The TESS-Keck Survey: Science Goals and Target Selection • Turtelboom et al., 2022, AJ, 163, 293: The TESS-Keck Survey. XI. Mass Measurements for Four Transiting Sub-Neptunes Orbiting K Dwarf TOI-1246 • Johnson et al., 2022, AJ, 163, 247: An Aligned Orbit for the Young Planet V1298 Tau b • Simpson et al., 2022, AJ, 163, 215: Revisiting BD-06 1339b: A Likely False Positive Caused by Stellar Activity • Winters et al., 2022, AJ, 163, 168: A Second Planet Transiting LTT 1445A and a Determination of the Masses of Both Worlds • Heidari et al., 2022, A&A, 658, A176: HD 207897 b: A dense sub-Neptune transiting a nearby and bright K-type star • Lubin et al., 2022, AJ, 163, 101: TESS-Keck Survey. IX. Masses of Three Sub-Neptunes Orbiting HD 191939 and the Discovery of a Warm Jovian plus a Distant Substellar Companion • Dalba et al., 2022, AJ, 163, 61: The TESS-Keck Survey. VIII. Confirmation of a Transiting Giant Planet on an Eccentric 261 Day Orbit with the Automated Planet Finder Telescope • MacDougall et al., 2021, AJ, 162, 265: The TESS-Keck Survey. VI. Two Eccentric Sub-Neptunes Orbiting HIP-97166 • Scarsdale et al., 2021, AJ, 162, 215: TESS-Keck Survey. V. Twin Sub-Neptunes Transiting the Nearby G Star HD 63935 • Dai et al., 2021, AJ, 162, 62: TKS X: Confirmation of TOI-1444b and a Comparative Analysis of the Ultra-short-period Planets with Hot Neptunes • Addison et al., 2021, MNRAS, 502, 3704: TOI-257b (HD 19916b): a warm sub-saturn orbiting an evolved F-type star • Dalba et al., 2021, AJ, 161, 123: Speckle Imaging Characterization of Radial Velocity Exoplanet Systems • Rubenzahl et al., 2021, AJ, 161, 119: The TESS-Keck Survey. IV. A Retrograde, Polar Orbit for the Ultra-low-density, Hot Super-Neptune WASP-107b • Weiss et al., 2021, AJ, 161, 56: The TESS-Keck Survey. II. An Ultra-short-period Rocky Planet and Its Siblings Transiting the Galactic Thick-disk Star TOI-561 • Kosiarek et al., 2021, AJ, 161, 47: Physical Parameters of the Multiplanet Systems HD 106315 and GJ 9827 • Kane et al., 2021, PASP, 133, 014402: Science Extraction from TESS Observations of Known Exoplanet Hosts • Dreizler et al., 2020, A&A, 644, A127: The CARMENES search for exoplanets around M dwarfs. LP 714-47 b (TOI 442.01): populating the Neptune desert • Ikwut-Ukwa et al., 2020, AJ, 160, 209: The K2 and TESS Synergy. I. Updated Ephemerides and Parameters for K2-114, K2-167, K2-237, and K2-261 • Dai et al., 2020, AJ, 160, 193: The TESS-Keck Survey. III. A Stellar Obliquity Measurement of TOI-1726 c • Kane et al., 2020, AJ, 160, 129: Transits of Known Planets Orbiting a Naked-eye Star • Southworth et al., 2020, MNRAS, 497, 4416: A white dwarf bound to the transiting planetary system WASP-98 • Teske et al., 2020, AJ, 160, 96: TESS Reveals a Short-period Sub-Neptune Sibling (HD 86226c) to a Known Long-period Giant Planet • Cloutier et al., 2020, AJ, 160, 22: TOI-1235 b: A Keystone Super-Earth for Testing Radius Valley Emergence Models around Early M Dwarfs • Monguio et al., 2020, A&A, 638, 18: IGAPS: the merged IPHAS and UVEX optical surveys of theNorthern Galactic Plane • Pepper et al., 2020, AJ, 159, 243: TESS Reveals HD 118203 b to be a Transiting Planet • Dalba et al., 2020, AJ, 159, 241: The TESS-Keck Survey. I. A Warm Sub-Saturn-mass Planet and a Caution about Stray Light in TESS Cameras • Guo et al., 2020, AJ, 159, 239: Updated Parameters and a New Transmission Spectrum of HD 97658b • Hill et al., 2020, AJ, 159, 197: Orbital Refinement and Stellar Properties for the HD 9446, HD 43691, and HD 179079 Planetary Systems • Crossfield et al., 2019, ApJL, 883, L16: A super-Earth and sub-Neptune transiting the late-type M dwarf LP 791-18  • Popescu et al., 2019, A&A, 627, A124: Near-Earth asteroids spectroscopic survey at Isaac Newton Telescope • Clark et al., 2018, PASP, 130, 034401: An Analysis of Transiting Hot Jupiters Observed with K2: WASP-55b and WASP-75b • Vaduvescu et al., 2018, A&A, 609, A105: 280 One-opposition Near-Earth Asteroids Recovered by the EURONEAR with the Isaac Newton Telescope • Vaduvescu et al., 2017, EM&P, 120, 41: The EURONEAR Lightcurve Survey of Near Earth Asteroids • Vaduvescu et al., 2015, MNRAS, 449, 1614: First EURONEAR NEA Discoveries from La Palma Using the INT

Talks and Posters:

 • EPRV 6, Porto, Portugal, 2023 (poster) • 243rd AAS Meeting, New Orleans, USA, 2024 (booth) • EPRV 5, Santa Barbara, USA, 2023 (poster) • Astrodebate, Ljubljana, Slovenia, 2022 (invited talk) • 235th AAS Meeting, Honolulu, USA, 2020 (talk) • Astrodebate, Ljubljana, Slovenia, 2019 (talk & workshop) • Kepler & K2 Science Conference V, Glendale, USA, 2019 (poster) • 233rd AAS Meeting, Seattle, USA, 2019 (talk) • Transiting Exoplanets Conference, Keele, UK, 2017 (talk) • Astrodebate, Ljubljana, Slovenia, 2017 (invited talk) • National Astronomy Meeting, Nottingham, UK, 2016 (poster) • UK Exoplanet Community Meeting, Exeter, UK, 2016 (talk) • National Astronomy Meeting, Llandudno, UK, 2015 (poster) • Astrodebate, Ljubljana, Slovenia, 2015 (invited talk)