The WASP-South search for transiting exoplanets

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作者
Hellier, C. [1 ]
Anderson, D. R. [1 ]
Cameron, A. Collier [2 ]
Gillon, M. [3 ]
Lendl, M. [4 ]
Lister, T. A. [5 ]
Maxted, P. F. L. [1 ]
Pollacco, D. [6 ]
Queloz, D.
Smalley, B. [1 ]
Triaud, A. H. M. J. [4 ]
West, R. G. [7 ]
机构
[1] Keele Univ, Astrophys Grp, Keele, Staffs, England
[2] Univ St Andrews, Dept Phys & Astron, SUPA, St Andrews, Fife, Scotland
[3] Univ Liege, Inst Astrophys, Liege, Belgium
[4] Univ Geneva, Observ Astronomique, Geneva, Switzerland
[5] Las Cumbres Observ, Santa Barbara, CA 93117 USA
[6] Queens Univ, Astrophys Res Ctr, Belfast, Antrim, North Ireland
[7] Univ Leicester, Dept Phys & Astron, Leicester, Leics, England
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DETECTION AND DYNAMICS OF TRANSITING EXOPLANETS | 2011年 / 11卷
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PLANET; PERIOD;
D O I
10.1051/epjconf/20111101004
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P1 [天文学];
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0704 ;
摘要
Since 2006 WASP-South has been scanning the Southern sky for transiting exoplanets. Combined with Geneva Observatory radial velocities we have so far found over 30 transiting exoplanets around relatively bright stars of magnitude 9-13. We present a status report for this ongoing survey.
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