Sagittarius Window Eclipsing Extrasolar Planet Search: Difference between revisions
m Bot: Migrating 6 interwiki links, now provided by Wikidata on d:q2665313 (Report Errors) |
GreenC bot (talk | contribs) Rescued 13 archive links. Wayback Medic 2.5 |
||
(26 intermediate revisions by 17 users not shown) | |||
Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{Infobox astronomical survey |
{{Infobox astronomical survey}} |
||
| background = |
|||
⚫ | |||
| image = [[Image:HST SWEEPS Detail 2006.jpg|250px]] |
|||
| caption = Detail image with [[exoplanet]] locations indicated with green circles. |
|||
| organization = [[NASA]]/[[ESA]]/[[STSci]] |
|||
| alt_names = SWEEPS |
|||
| wavelength = 350-1100 nm |
|||
| source = [[Hubble Space Telescope]] [[Advanced_Camera_for_Surveys#Wide_Field_Channel_.28WFC.29|Advanced Camera for Surveys - Wide Field Channel]] |
|||
| goals = Search for exoplanets in the [[Milky Way]]'s [[Galaxy_bulge#Galactic_bulge|central bulge]] |
|||
| products = 16 candidate planets (Nos 1-16) are found around 16 stars (format JHHMMSS.ss+DDMMSS.s)<ref name="SIMBAD"/> |
|||
| website = |
|||
}} |
|||
The '''Sagittarius Window Eclipsing Extrasolar Planet Search''', or '''SWEEPS''', was a 2006 [[astronomical survey]] project using the [[Hubble Space Telescope]]'s [[ |
The '''Sagittarius Window Eclipsing Extrasolar Planet Search''', or '''SWEEPS''', was a 2006 [[astronomical survey]] project using the [[Hubble Space Telescope]]'s [[Advanced Camera for Surveys#Wide Field Channel .28WFC.29|Advanced Camera for Surveys - Wide Field Channel]] to monitor 180,000 stars for seven days to detect [[extrasolar planet]]s via the [[transit method]].<ref name="SIMBAD"> |
||
{{cite web |
{{cite web |
||
| url=http://cdsweb.u-strasbg.fr/cgi-bin/Dic-Simbad?SWEEPS |
| url=http://cdsweb.u-strasbg.fr/cgi-bin/Dic-Simbad?SWEEPS |
||
| title=SIMBAD Details on Acronym: |
| title=SIMBAD Details on Acronym: SWEEPS |
||
| work=[[SIMBAD]] |
| work=[[SIMBAD]] |
||
| publisher=[[Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg]] |
| publisher=[[Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg]] |
||
| |
| access-date=2009-05-21 |
||
}}</ref> |
}}</ref> |
||
==Area examined== |
==Area examined== |
||
[[File:HST SWEEPS Galaxy Location-2006.jpg|thumb|left|SWEEPS search area.]] |
[[File:HST SWEEPS Galaxy Location-2006.jpg|thumb|left|SWEEPS search area.]] |
||
[[File:HST SWEEPS Galaxy Bulge 2006.jpg|thumb |
[[File:HST SWEEPS Galaxy Bulge 2006.jpg|thumb|SWEEPS search area detail.]] |
||
The stars that were monitored in this [[astronomical survey]] were all located in the [ |
The stars that were monitored in this [[astronomical survey]] were all located in the [[Sagittarius-I Window]].<ref name="SWEEPS"/> The Sagittarius Window is a rare view to the [[Milky Way]]'s [[Galaxy bulge#Galactic bulge|central bulge]] stars: our view to most of the galaxy's central stars is generally blocked by [[Dark nebula|lanes of dust]].<ref name=2003AJ....126.2910P>{{cite journal |
||
|url= http://www.iop.org/EJ/article/1538-3881/126/6/2910/203087.fg4.html |
|||
|title= The Large-Scale Extinction Map Of The Galactic Bulge From The MACHO Project Photometry |
|||
|journal= The Astronomical Journal |volume= 126 |issue= 6 |pages= 2910–2921 |date= December 2003 |
|||
|author1=Piotr Popowski |author2=Kem Cook |author3=Andrew Becker |arxiv= astro-ph/0303075 |bibcode= 2003AJ....126.2910P |doi= 10.1086/379291 |
|||
|citeseerx= 10.1.1.255.3790 |
|||
|s2cid= 3045646 |
|||
}}</ref> These stars in the galaxy's central bulge region are approximately 27,000 [[light year]]s from Earth.<ref name="SWEEPS"> |
|||
{{cite journal |
{{cite journal |
||
| last1=Sahu |first1=K. C. |
| last1=Sahu |first1=K. C. |
||
|display-authors=etal |
|||
| coauthors=''et al.'' |
|||
| |
| date=2007 |
||
| title=Planets in the Galactic Bulge: Results from the SWEEPS Project |
| title=Planets in the Galactic Bulge: Results from the SWEEPS Project |
||
| url=http://www.aspbooks.org/a/volumes/article_details/?paper_id=29211 |
| url=http://www.aspbooks.org/a/volumes/article_details/?paper_id=29211 |
||
Line 42: | Line 37: | ||
{{cite journal |
{{cite journal |
||
| last1=Sahu|first1=K. C. |
| last1=Sahu|first1=K. C. |
||
|display-authors=etal |
|||
| coauthors=''et al.'' |
|||
| |
| date=2006 |
||
| title=Transiting extrasolar planetary candidates in the Galactic bulge |
| title=Transiting extrasolar planetary candidates in the Galactic bulge |
||
| journal=[[Nature (journal)|Nature]] |
| journal=[[Nature (journal)|Nature]] |
||
Line 51: | Line 46: | ||
| doi=10.1038/nature05158 |
| doi=10.1038/nature05158 |
||
| pmid=17024085 |
| pmid=17024085 |
||
|s2cid=4403395 |
|||
}}</ref> |
}}</ref> |
||
Line 57: | Line 53: | ||
SWEEPS-4 and SWEEPS-11 orbited stars that were sufficiently visually distinct from their neighbors that follow-up observations using the [[radial velocity method]] were possible, allowing their masses to be determined.<ref name="SWEEPS"/> |
SWEEPS-4 and SWEEPS-11 orbited stars that were sufficiently visually distinct from their neighbors that follow-up observations using the [[radial velocity method]] were possible, allowing their masses to be determined.<ref name="SWEEPS"/> |
||
This table is constructed from information obtained from the [[Extrasolar Planets Encyclopedia]] and [[SIMBAD]] databases that reference the [[Nature (journal)|Nature]] article as their source.<ref name="nature"/> |
This table is constructed from information obtained from the [[Extrasolar Planets Encyclopedia]] and [[SIMBAD]] databases that reference the [[Nature (journal)|''Nature'']] article as their source.<ref name="nature"/> |
||
{| class="toccolours sortable" border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 align=center style="text-align:center; border-collapse:collapse; margin-left: 0; margin-right: auto;" |
{| class="toccolours sortable" border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 align=center style="text-align:center; border-collapse:collapse; margin-left: 0; margin-right: auto;" |
||
|- bgcolor="#a0b0ff" |
|- bgcolor="#a0b0ff" |
||
Line 68: | Line 64: | ||
! [[Stellar classification|Spectral<br />type]] |
! [[Stellar classification|Spectral<br />type]] |
||
! [[Planet]] |
! [[Planet]] |
||
! [[Mass]]<br /><small>( |
! [[Mass]]<br /><small>({{Jupiter mass|link=y}})</small> |
||
! [[Radius]]<br /><small>( |
! [[Radius]]<br /><small>({{Jupiter radius|link=y}})</small> |
||
! [[Orbital period|Orbital<br />period]]<br /><small>([[day|d]])</small> |
! [[Orbital period|Orbital<br />period]]<br /><small>([[day|d]])</small> |
||
! [[Semimajor axis|Semimajor<br />axis]]<br /><small>([[Astronomical unit|AU]])</small> |
! [[Semimajor axis|Semimajor<br />axis]]<br /><small>([[Astronomical unit|AU]])</small> |
||
Line 77: | Line 73: | ||
|- |
|- |
||
| [http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-id?Ident=SWEEPS%20J175853.29-291233.5 SWEEPS J175853.29-291233.5] || [[Sagittarius (constellation)|Sagittarius]] || {{RA|17|58|53}} || {{DEC|−29|12|33}} || 22.2|| ~22000 || |
| [http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-id?Ident=SWEEPS%20J175853.29-291233.5 SWEEPS J175853.29-291233.5] || [[Sagittarius (constellation)|Sagittarius]] || {{RA|17|58|53}} || {{DEC|−29|12|33}} || 22.2|| ~22000 || |
||
| [http://exoplanet.eu/star.php?st=SWEEPS-01 SWEEPS-01] || ? || 1.01 || 1.56 || 0.025 || ? || 86+ || 2006 |
| [https://web.archive.org/web/20070211021818/http://exoplanet.eu/star.php?st=SWEEPS-01 SWEEPS-01] || ? || 1.01 || 1.56 || 0.025 || ? || 86+ || 2006 |
||
|- |
|- |
||
| [http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-id?Ident=SWEEPS%20J175853.38-291217.8 SWEEPS J175853.38-291217.8] || [[Sagittarius (constellation)|Sagittarius]] || {{RA|17|58|53}} || {{DEC|−29|12|18}} || 25.1|| ~22000 || |
| [http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-id?Ident=SWEEPS%20J175853.38-291217.8 SWEEPS J175853.38-291217.8] || [[Sagittarius (constellation)|Sagittarius]] || {{RA|17|58|53}} || {{DEC|−29|12|18}} || 25.1|| ~22000 || |
||
| [http://exoplanet.eu/star.php?st=SWEEPS-02 SWEEPS-02] || ? || 1.37 || 0.912 || 0.015 || ? || 86+ || 2006 |
| [https://web.archive.org/web/20071113073001/http://exoplanet.eu/star.php?st=SWEEPS-02 SWEEPS-02] || ? || 1.37 || 0.912 || 0.015 || ? || 86+ || 2006 |
||
|- |
|- |
||
| [http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-id?Ident=SWEEPS%20J175853.57-291144.1 SWEEPS J175853.57-291144.1] || [[Sagittarius (constellation)|Sagittarius]] || {{RA|17|58|53}} || {{DEC|−29|11|44}} || 22.5|| ~22000 || |
| [http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-id?Ident=SWEEPS%20J175853.57-291144.1 SWEEPS J175853.57-291144.1] || [[Sagittarius (constellation)|Sagittarius]] || {{RA|17|58|53}} || {{DEC|−29|11|44}} || 22.5|| ~22000 || |
||
| [http://exoplanet.eu/star.php?st=SWEEPS-03 SWEEPS-03] || ? || 0.87 || 1.27 || 0.021 || ? || 86+ || 2006 |
| [https://web.archive.org/web/20070211021918/http://exoplanet.eu/star.php?st=SWEEPS-03 SWEEPS-03] || ? || 0.87 || 1.27 || 0.021 || ? || 86+ || 2006 |
||
|- |
|- |
||
| [[SWEEPS J175853.92−291120.6]] || [[Sagittarius (constellation)|Sagittarius]] || {{RA|17|58|54}} || {{DEC|−29|11|21}} || 18.8 || ~22000 || |
| [[SWEEPS J175853.92−291120.6]] || [[Sagittarius (constellation)|Sagittarius]] || {{RA|17|58|54}} || {{DEC|−29|11|21}} || 18.8 || ~22000 || |
||
Line 89: | Line 85: | ||
|- |
|- |
||
| [http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-id?Ident=SWEEPS%20J175854.60-291128.2 SWEEPS J175854.60-291128.2] || [[Sagittarius (constellation)|Sagittarius]] || {{RA|17|58|55}} || {{DEC|−29|11|28}} || 23.9 || ~22000 || |
| [http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-id?Ident=SWEEPS%20J175854.60-291128.2 SWEEPS J175854.60-291128.2] || [[Sagittarius (constellation)|Sagittarius]] || {{RA|17|58|55}} || {{DEC|−29|11|28}} || 23.9 || ~22000 || |
||
| [http://exoplanet.eu/star.php?st=SWEEPS-05 SWEEPS-05] || ? || 1.09 || 2.313 || 0.030 || ? || 87+ || 2006 |
| [https://web.archive.org/web/20070211022143/http://exoplanet.eu/star.php?st=SWEEPS-05 SWEEPS-05] || ? || 1.09 || 2.313 || 0.030 || ? || 87+ || 2006 |
||
|- |
|- |
||
| [http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-id?Ident=SWEEPS%20J175857.29-291253.4 SWEEPS J175857.29-291253.4] || [[Sagittarius (constellation)|Sagittarius]] || {{RA|17|58|57}} || {{DEC|−29|12|53}} || 19.5 || ~22000 || |
| [http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-id?Ident=SWEEPS%20J175857.29-291253.4 SWEEPS J175857.29-291253.4] || [[Sagittarius (constellation)|Sagittarius]] || {{RA|17|58|57}} || {{DEC|−29|12|53}} || 19.5 || ~22000 || |
||
| [http://exoplanet.eu/star.php?st=SWEEPS-06 SWEEPS-06] || ? || 0.82 || 3.039 || 0.042 || ? || 86+ || 2006 |
| [https://web.archive.org/web/20071113073016/http://exoplanet.eu/star.php?st=SWEEPS-06 SWEEPS-06] || ? || 0.82 || 3.039 || 0.042 || ? || 86+ || 2006 |
||
|- |
|- |
||
| [http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-id?Ident=SWEEPS%20J175857.69-291114.5 SWEEPS J175857.69-291114.5] || [[Sagittarius (constellation)|Sagittarius]] || {{RA|17|58|58}} || {{DEC|−29|11|15}} || 21.5 || ~22000 || |
| [http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-id?Ident=SWEEPS%20J175857.69-291114.5 SWEEPS J175857.69-291114.5] || [[Sagittarius (constellation)|Sagittarius]] || {{RA|17|58|58}} || {{DEC|−29|11|15}} || 21.5 || ~22000 || |
||
| [http://exoplanet.eu/star.php?st=SWEEPS-07 SWEEPS-07] || ? || 0.9 || 1.747 || 0.027 || ? || 86+ || 2006 |
| [https://web.archive.org/web/20071113073021/http://exoplanet.eu/star.php?st=SWEEPS-07 SWEEPS-07] || ? || 0.9 || 1.747 || 0.027 || ? || 86+ || 2006 |
||
|- |
|- |
||
| [http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-id?Ident=SWEEPS%20J175859.24-291328.7 SWEEPS J175859.24-291328.7] || [[Sagittarius (constellation)|Sagittarius]] || {{RA|17|58|59}} || {{DEC|−29|13|29}} || 21.7 || ~22000 || |
| [http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-id?Ident=SWEEPS%20J175859.24-291328.7 SWEEPS J175859.24-291328.7] || [[Sagittarius (constellation)|Sagittarius]] || {{RA|17|58|59}} || {{DEC|−29|13|29}} || 21.7 || ~22000 || |
||
| [http://exoplanet.eu/star.php?st=SWEEPS-08 SWEEPS-08] || ? || 0.98 || 0.868 || 0.017 || ? || 84+ || 2006 |
| [https://web.archive.org/web/20070211022253/http://exoplanet.eu/star.php?st=SWEEPS-08 SWEEPS-08] || ? || 0.98 || 0.868 || 0.017 || ? || 84+ || 2006 |
||
|- |
|- |
||
| [http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-id?Ident=SWEEPS%20J175859.60-291211.8 SWEEPS J175859.60-291211.8] || [[Sagittarius (constellation)|Sagittarius]] || {{RA|17|59|00}} || {{DEC|−29|12|12}} || 22.5 || ~22000 || |
| [http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-id?Ident=SWEEPS%20J175859.60-291211.8 SWEEPS J175859.60-291211.8] || [[Sagittarius (constellation)|Sagittarius]] || {{RA|17|59|00}} || {{DEC|−29|12|12}} || 22.5 || ~22000 || |
||
| [http://exoplanet.eu/star.php?st=SWEEPS-09 SWEEPS-09] || ? || 1.01 || 1.617 || 0.025 || ? || 86+ || 2006 |
| [https://web.archive.org/web/20070224013019/http://exoplanet.eu/star.php?st=SWEEPS-09 SWEEPS-09] || ? || 1.01 || 1.617 || 0.025 || ? || 86+ || 2006 |
||
|- |
|- |
||
| [[SWEEPS-10|SWEEPS J175902.00-291323.7]] || [[Sagittarius (constellation)|Sagittarius]] || {{RA|17|59|02}} || {{DEC|−29|13|24}} || 26.2 || ~22000 || |
| [[SWEEPS-10|SWEEPS J175902.00-291323.7]] || [[Sagittarius (constellation)|Sagittarius]] || {{RA|17|59|02}} || {{DEC|−29|13|24}} || 26.2 || ~22000 || |
||
Line 110: | Line 106: | ||
|- |
|- |
||
| [http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-id?Ident=SWEEPS%20J175904.44-291317.1 SWEEPS J175904.44-291317.1] || [[Sagittarius (constellation)|Sagittarius]] || {{RA|17|59|04}} || {{DEC|−29|13|17}} || 21.8 || ~22000 || |
| [http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-id?Ident=SWEEPS%20J175904.44-291317.1 SWEEPS J175904.44-291317.1] || [[Sagittarius (constellation)|Sagittarius]] || {{RA|17|59|04}} || {{DEC|−29|13|17}} || 21.8 || ~22000 || |
||
| [http://exoplanet.eu/star.php?st=SWEEPS-12 SWEEPS-12] || ? || 0.91 || 2.952 || 0.038 || ? || 87+ || 2006 |
| [https://web.archive.org/web/20071113073041/http://exoplanet.eu/star.php?st=SWEEPS-12 SWEEPS-12] || ? || 0.91 || 2.952 || 0.038 || ? || 87+ || 2006 |
||
|- |
|- |
||
| [http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-id?Ident=SWEEPS%20J175905.95-291305.6 SWEEPS J175905.95-291305.6] || [[Sagittarius (constellation)|Sagittarius]] || {{RA|17|59|04}} || {{DEC|−29|13|17}} || 21.38 || ~22000 || |
| [http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-id?Ident=SWEEPS%20J175905.95-291305.6 SWEEPS J175905.95-291305.6] || [[Sagittarius (constellation)|Sagittarius]] || {{RA|17|59|04}} || {{DEC|−29|13|17}} || 21.38 || ~22000 || |
||
| [http://exoplanet.eu/star.php?st=SWEEPS-13 SWEEPS-13] || ? || 0.78 || 1.684 || 0.027 || ? || 86+ || 2006 |
| [https://web.archive.org/web/20071113073046/http://exoplanet.eu/star.php?st=SWEEPS-13 SWEEPS-13] || ? || 0.78 || 1.684 || 0.027 || ? || 86+ || 2006 |
||
|- |
|- |
||
| [http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-id?Ident=SWEEPS%20J175907.56-291039.8 SWEEPS J175907.56-291039.8] || [[Sagittarius (constellation)|Sagittarius]] || {{RA|17|59|04}} || {{DEC|−29|13|17}} || 22.38 || ~22000 || |
| [http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-id?Ident=SWEEPS%20J175907.56-291039.8 SWEEPS J175907.56-291039.8] || [[Sagittarius (constellation)|Sagittarius]] || {{RA|17|59|04}} || {{DEC|−29|13|17}} || 22.38 || ~22000 || |
||
| [http://exoplanet.eu/star.php?st=SWEEPS-14 SWEEPS-14] || ? || 0.93 || 2.965 || 0.037 || ? || 87+ || 2006 |
| [https://web.archive.org/web/20071113073051/http://exoplanet.eu/star.php?st=SWEEPS-14 SWEEPS-14] || ? || 0.93 || 2.965 || 0.037 || ? || 87+ || 2006 |
||
|- |
|- |
||
| [http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-id?Ident=SWEEPS%20J175907.64-291023.7 SWEEPS J175907.64-291023.7] || [[Sagittarius (constellation)|Sagittarius]] || {{RA|17|59|04}} || {{DEC|−29|13|17}} || 25.66 || ~22000 || |
| [http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-id?Ident=SWEEPS%20J175907.64-291023.7 SWEEPS J175907.64-291023.7] || [[Sagittarius (constellation)|Sagittarius]] || {{RA|17|59|04}} || {{DEC|−29|13|17}} || 25.66 || ~22000 || |
||
| [http://exoplanet.eu/star.php?st=SWEEPS-15 SWEEPS-15] || ? ||1.37 || 0.541 || 0.010 || ? || 84+ || 2006 |
| [https://web.archive.org/web/20071113073056/http://exoplanet.eu/star.php?st=SWEEPS-15 SWEEPS-15] || ? ||1.37 || 0.541 || 0.010 || ? || 84+ || 2006 |
||
|- |
|- |
||
| [http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-id?Ident=SWEEPS%20J175908.44-291140.6 SWEEPS J175908.44-291140.6] || [[Sagittarius (constellation)|Sagittarius]] || {{RA|17|59|08}} || {{DEC|−29|11|41}} || 23.78 || ~22000 || |
| [http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-id?Ident=SWEEPS%20J175908.44-291140.6 SWEEPS J175908.44-291140.6] || [[Sagittarius (constellation)|Sagittarius]] || {{RA|17|59|08}} || {{DEC|−29|11|41}} || 23.78 || ~22000 || |
||
| [http://exoplanet.eu/star.php?st=SWEEPS-16 SWEEPS-16] || ? ||1.4 || 0.969 || 0.017 || ? || 85+ || 2006 |
| [https://web.archive.org/web/20070211022045/http://exoplanet.eu/star.php?st=SWEEPS-16 SWEEPS-16] || ? ||1.4 || 0.969 || 0.017 || ? || 85+ || 2006 |
||
|} |
|} |
||
==See also== |
==See also== |
||
⚫ | |||
* [[Baade's Window]] |
* [[Baade's Window]] |
||
⚫ | |||
⚫ | |||
==References== |
==References== |
||
{{Reflist| |
{{Reflist|30em}} |
||
==External links== |
==External links== |
||
* [http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/2006/34/text/ News Release Number: STScI-2006-34 Hubble Finds Extrasolar Planets Far Across Galaxy] |
* [http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/2006/34/text/ News Release Number: STScI-2006-34 Hubble Finds Extrasolar Planets Far Across Galaxy] |
||
{{Hubble Space Telescope}} |
|||
⚫ | |||
{{Portal bar|Astronomy|Stars|Spaceflight|Outer space|Solar System}} |
|||
⚫ | |||
[[Category:Sagittarius (constellation)]] |
[[Category:Sagittarius (constellation)]] |
||
[[Category:Astronomical surveys]] |
[[Category:Astronomical surveys]] |
||
[[Category: |
[[Category:Exoplanet search projects]] |
||
[[Category:Hubble Space Telescope]] |
Latest revision as of 06:23, 22 December 2023
Alternative names | SWEEPS |
---|---|
The Sagittarius Window Eclipsing Extrasolar Planet Search, or SWEEPS, was a 2006 astronomical survey project using the Hubble Space Telescope's Advanced Camera for Surveys - Wide Field Channel to monitor 180,000 stars for seven days to detect extrasolar planets via the transit method.[1]
Area examined[edit]
The stars that were monitored in this astronomical survey were all located in the Sagittarius-I Window.[2] The Sagittarius Window is a rare view to the Milky Way's central bulge stars: our view to most of the galaxy's central stars is generally blocked by lanes of dust.[3] These stars in the galaxy's central bulge region are approximately 27,000 light years from Earth.[2]
Planets discovered[edit]
Sixteen candidate planets were discovered with orbital periods ranging from 0.6 to 4.2 days. Planets with orbital periods less than 1.2 days have not previously been detected, and have been dubbed "ultra-short period planets" (USPPs) by the search team. USPPs were discovered only around low-mass stars, suggesting that larger stars destroyed any planets orbiting so closely or that planets were unable to migrate as far inward around larger stars.[4]
Planets were found with roughly the same frequency of occurrence as in the local neighborhood of Earth.[2]
SWEEPS-4 and SWEEPS-11 orbited stars that were sufficiently visually distinct from their neighbors that follow-up observations using the radial velocity method were possible, allowing their masses to be determined.[2]
This table is constructed from information obtained from the Extrasolar Planets Encyclopedia and SIMBAD databases that reference the Nature article as their source.[4]
Star | Constellation | Right ascension |
Declination | App. mag. |
Distance (ly) | Spectral type |
Planet | Mass (MJ) |
Radius (RJ) |
Orbital period (d) |
Semimajor axis (AU) |
Orbital eccentricity |
Inclination (°) |
Discovery year |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SWEEPS J175853.29-291233.5 | Sagittarius | 17h 58m 53s | −29° 12′ 33″ | 22.2 | ~22000 | SWEEPS-01 | ? | 1.01 | 1.56 | 0.025 | ? | 86+ | 2006 | |
SWEEPS J175853.38-291217.8 | Sagittarius | 17h 58m 53s | −29° 12′ 18″ | 25.1 | ~22000 | SWEEPS-02 | ? | 1.37 | 0.912 | 0.015 | ? | 86+ | 2006 | |
SWEEPS J175853.57-291144.1 | Sagittarius | 17h 58m 53s | −29° 11′ 44″ | 22.5 | ~22000 | SWEEPS-03 | ? | 0.87 | 1.27 | 0.021 | ? | 86+ | 2006 | |
SWEEPS J175853.92−291120.6 | Sagittarius | 17h 58m 54s | −29° 11′ 21″ | 18.8 | ~22000 | SWEEPS-04 | <3.8 | 0.81 | 4.2 | 0.055 | ? | 87+ | 2006 | |
SWEEPS J175854.60-291128.2 | Sagittarius | 17h 58m 55s | −29° 11′ 28″ | 23.9 | ~22000 | SWEEPS-05 | ? | 1.09 | 2.313 | 0.030 | ? | 87+ | 2006 | |
SWEEPS J175857.29-291253.4 | Sagittarius | 17h 58m 57s | −29° 12′ 53″ | 19.5 | ~22000 | SWEEPS-06 | ? | 0.82 | 3.039 | 0.042 | ? | 86+ | 2006 | |
SWEEPS J175857.69-291114.5 | Sagittarius | 17h 58m 58s | −29° 11′ 15″ | 21.5 | ~22000 | SWEEPS-07 | ? | 0.9 | 1.747 | 0.027 | ? | 86+ | 2006 | |
SWEEPS J175859.24-291328.7 | Sagittarius | 17h 58m 59s | −29° 13′ 29″ | 21.7 | ~22000 | SWEEPS-08 | ? | 0.98 | 0.868 | 0.017 | ? | 84+ | 2006 | |
SWEEPS J175859.60-291211.8 | Sagittarius | 17h 59m 00s | −29° 12′ 12″ | 22.5 | ~22000 | SWEEPS-09 | ? | 1.01 | 1.617 | 0.025 | ? | 86+ | 2006 | |
SWEEPS J175902.00-291323.7 | Sagittarius | 17h 59m 02s | −29° 13′ 24″ | 26.2 | ~22000 | SWEEPS-10 | ? | 1.24 | 0.424 | 0.008 | ? | 84+ | 2006 | |
SWEEPS J175902.67−291153.5 | Sagittarius | 17h 59m 03s | −29° 11′ 54″ | 19.83 | ~22000 | SWEEPS-11 | 9.7 | 1.13 | 1.796 | 0.03 | ? | 84+ | 2006 | |
SWEEPS J175904.44-291317.1 | Sagittarius | 17h 59m 04s | −29° 13′ 17″ | 21.8 | ~22000 | SWEEPS-12 | ? | 0.91 | 2.952 | 0.038 | ? | 87+ | 2006 | |
SWEEPS J175905.95-291305.6 | Sagittarius | 17h 59m 04s | −29° 13′ 17″ | 21.38 | ~22000 | SWEEPS-13 | ? | 0.78 | 1.684 | 0.027 | ? | 86+ | 2006 | |
SWEEPS J175907.56-291039.8 | Sagittarius | 17h 59m 04s | −29° 13′ 17″ | 22.38 | ~22000 | SWEEPS-14 | ? | 0.93 | 2.965 | 0.037 | ? | 87+ | 2006 | |
SWEEPS J175907.64-291023.7 | Sagittarius | 17h 59m 04s | −29° 13′ 17″ | 25.66 | ~22000 | SWEEPS-15 | ? | 1.37 | 0.541 | 0.010 | ? | 84+ | 2006 | |
SWEEPS J175908.44-291140.6 | Sagittarius | 17h 59m 08s | −29° 11′ 41″ | 23.78 | ~22000 | SWEEPS-16 | ? | 1.4 | 0.969 | 0.017 | ? | 85+ | 2006 |
See also[edit]
- Baade's Window
- Optical Gravitational Lensing Experiment or OGLE also examines the galactic bulge for planets.
References[edit]
- ^ "SIMBAD Details on Acronym: SWEEPS". SIMBAD. Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2009-05-21.
- ^ a b c d Sahu, K. C.; et al. (2007). "Planets in the Galactic Bulge: Results from the SWEEPS Project". ASP Conference Series. 393: 93. arXiv:0711.4059. Bibcode:2008ASPC..398...93S.
- ^ Piotr Popowski; Kem Cook; Andrew Becker (December 2003). "The Large-Scale Extinction Map Of The Galactic Bulge From The MACHO Project Photometry". The Astronomical Journal. 126 (6): 2910–2921. arXiv:astro-ph/0303075. Bibcode:2003AJ....126.2910P. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.255.3790. doi:10.1086/379291. S2CID 3045646.
- ^ a b Sahu, K. C.; et al. (2006). "Transiting extrasolar planetary candidates in the Galactic bulge". Nature. 443 (7111): 534–540. arXiv:astro-ph/0610098. Bibcode:2006Natur.443..534S. doi:10.1038/nature05158. PMID 17024085. S2CID 4403395.