EXPLORE/OC: A Search for Planetary Transits in the Field of NGC 2660

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dc.creatorvon Braun, Kaspar
dc.creatorLee, Brian
dc.creatorMallen-Ornelas, Gabriela
dc.creatorYee, Howard
dc.creatorSeager, Sara
dc.creatorGladders, Mike
dc.date2003-12-08
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T02:11:30Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T02:11:30Z
dc.descriptionWe present preliminary photometric results of a monitoring study of the open cluster NGC 2660 as part of the EXPLORE/OC project to find planetary transits in Galactic open clusters. Analyzing a total of 21000 stars (3000 stars with photometry to 1% or better) yielded three light curves with low-amplitude signals like those typically expected for transiting hot Jupiters. Although their eclipses are most likely caused by non-planetary companions, our methods and photometric precision illustrate the potential to detect planetary transits around stars in nearby open clusters.
dc.description4 pages, 3 figures; to appear in the ASP Conf. Series "The Search for Other Worlds", Univ of MD, October 2003
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0312217
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0312217
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/7111
dc.subjectAstrophysics
dc.titleEXPLORE/OC: A Search for Planetary Transits in the Field of NGC 2660
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