The burrell-optical-kepler-survey (BOKS). I. Survey description and initial results
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Article Title | The burrell-optical-kepler-survey (BOKS). I. Survey description and initial results |
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ERA Journal ID | 1048 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Feldmeier, John J. (Author), Howell, Steve B. (Author), Sherry, William (Author), von Braun, Kaspar (Author), Everett, Mark E. (Author), Ciardi, David R. (Author), Harding, Paul (Author), Mihos, J. Christopher (Author), Rudick, Craig S. (Author), Lee, Ting Hui (Author), Kutsko, Rebecca M. (Author) and van Belle, Gerard T. (Author) |
Journal Title | The Astronomical Journal |
Journal Citation | 142 (1), pp. 2-21 |
Article Number | 2 |
Number of Pages | 19 |
Year | 2011 |
Publisher | IOP Publishing |
Place of Publication | United States |
ISSN | 0004-6256 |
1538-3881 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-6256/142/1/2 |
Web Address (URL) | http://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/0004-6256/142/1/2 |
Abstract | We present the initial results of a 40 night contiguous ground-based campaign of time series photometric observations of a 1.39 deg2 field located within the NASA Kepler Mission field of view. The goal of this pre-launch survey was to search for transiting extrasolar planets and to provide independent variability information of stellar sources. We have gathered a data set containing light curves of 54,687 stars from which we have created a statistical sub-sample of 13,786 stars between 14 < r < 18.5 and have statistically examined each light curve to test for variability. We present a summary of our preliminary photometric findings including the overall level and content of stellar variability in this portion of the Kepler field and give some examples of unusual variable stars found within. We present a preliminary catalog of 2,457 candidate variable stars, of which 776 show signs of periodicity. We also present three potential exoplanet candidates, all of which should be observable by the Kepler mission. |
Keywords | binaries: eclipsing; planetary systems; techniques: photometric; |
Contains Sensitive Content | Does not contain sensitive content |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 510109. Stellar astronomy and planetary systems |
519999. Other physical sciences not elsewhere classified | |
Public Notes | For access to this article, please click on the URL link provided. |
Byline Affiliations | Youngstown State University, United States |
National Optical Astronomy Observatory, United States | |
National Solar Observatory, United States | |
California Institute of Technology (Caltech), United States | |
Planetary Science Institute, United States | |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), United States | |
Case Western Reserve University, United States | |
Western Kentucky University, United States | |
European Southern Observatory (ESO), Germany | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q433v/the-burrell-optical-kepler-survey-boks-i-survey-description-and-initial-results
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