SuperWASP-N extrasolar planet candidates from fields 06h < RA < 16h |
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| Authors: | S R Kane W I Clarkson R G West D M Wilson D J Christian A Collier Cameron B Enoch T A Lister R A Street A Evans A Fitzsimmons C A Haswell C Hellier S T Hodgkin K Horne J Irwin F P Keenan A J Norton J Osborne N R Parley D L Pollacco R Ryans I Skillen P J Wheatley |
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| Institution: | School of Physics &Astronomy, University of St Andrews, North Haugh, St Andrews, Fife KY16 9SS;Department of Astronomy, University of Florida, 211 Bryant Space Science Center, Gainesville, FL 32611-2055, USA;Department of Physics &Astronomy, The Open University, Milton Keynes MK7 6AA;Space Telescope Science Institute, 3700 San Martin Drive, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA;Department of Physics &Astronomy, University of Leicester, Leicester LE1 7RH;Astrophysics Group, School of Chemistry &Physics, Keele University, Staffordshire ST5 5BG;School of Mathematics and Physics, Queen's University, Belfast, University Road, Belfast BT7 1NN;Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope, Goleta, CA 93117, USA;Institute of Astronomy, University of Cambridge, Madingley Road, Cambridge CB3 0HA;Isaac Newton Group of Telescopes, Apartado de correos 321, E-38700 Santa Cruz de la Palma, Tenerife, Spain;Department of Physics, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL |
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| Abstract: | The Wide Angle Search for Planets (WASP) survey currently operates two installations, designated SuperWASP-N and SuperWASP-S, located in the Northern and Southern hemispheres, respectively. These installations are designed to provide high time-resolution photometry for the purpose of detecting transiting extrasolar planets, asteroids, and transient events. Here, we present results from a transit-hunting observing campaign using SuperWASP-N covering a right ascension (RA) range of 06h < RA < 16h. This paper represents the fifth and final in the series of transit candidates released from the 2004 observing season. In total, 729 335 stars from 33 fields were monitored with 130 566 having sufficient precision to be scanned for transit signatures. Using a robust transit detection algorithm and selection criteria, six stars were found to have events consistent with the signature of a transiting extrasolar planet based on the photometry, including the known transiting planet XO-1b. These transit candidates are presented here along with discussion of follow-up observations and the expected number of candidates in relation to the overall observing strategy. |
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| Keywords: | methods: data analysis planetary systems stars: variables: other |
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