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The WASP-South search for transiting exoplanets

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics 2015-05-20 v1
Authors: Coel Hellier , D. R. Anderson , A. Collier Cameron , M. Gillon , M. Lendl , T. A. Lister , P. F. L. Maxted , D. Pollacco , D. Queloz , B. Smalley , A. H. M. J. Triaud , R. G. West
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Abstract

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.

Keywords

exoplanet transit detection exoplanet transits exoplanets

Cite

@article{arxiv.1012.2286,
  title  = {The WASP-South search for transiting exoplanets},
  author = {Coel Hellier and D. R. Anderson and A. Collier Cameron and M. Gillon and M. Lendl and T. A. Lister and P. F. L. Maxted and D. Pollacco and D. Queloz and B. Smalley and A. H. M. J. Triaud and R. G. West},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1012.2286},
  year   = {2015}
}

Comments

To appear in the proceedings of the OHP conference "Detection and dynamics of transiting exoplanets", 23-27th August 2010

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