EPJ Web of Conferences (Feb 2011)

The WASP-South search for transiting exoplanets

  • Queloz D.,
  • Pollacco D.,
  • Maxted P. F. L.,
  • Lister T. A.,
  • Lendl M.,
  • Gillon M.,
  • Collier Cameron A.,
  • Anderson D. R.,
  • Hellier C.,
  • Smalley B.,
  • Triaud A. H. M. J.,
  • West R. G.

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/20101101004
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11
p. 01004

Abstract

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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.