Observing Transiting Exoplanets with the Central Washington University 0.6-meter Research Telescope

Document Type

Poster

Event Website

https://source2022.sched.com/

Start Date

16-5-2022

End Date

16-5-2022

Keywords

Physics, Astronomy, Exoplanets

Abstract

Using the 0.6-meter research telescope at Central Washington University (CWU), six confirmed transiting exoplanets were observed to test whether exoplanet transits are detectable with the CWU telescope. Observations were held between 16 June and 22 July 2021. The targets of observation were the exoplanets orbiting CoRoT-2 (1.74 day orbital period, 0.0868 day transit duration), HAT-P-18 (5.5 day orbital period, 2.7 hour transit duration), HAT-P-23 (1.2 day orbital period, 2.2 hour day transit duration), HAT-P-67 (4.81 day orbital period, 6.9 hour transit duration), Kepler-15 (4.9 day orbital period, 3.6 hour transit duration), and Kepler-20 (3.7 day orbital period, 2.2 hour transit duration). A clear indication of a transit was not detected in the data.

Faculty Mentor(s)

Cassandra Fallscheer

Department/Program

Physics

Additional Mentoring Department

Physics

Additional Mentoring Department

McNair Scholars Program

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Observing Transiting Exoplanets with the Central Washington University 0.6-meter Research Telescope

Using the 0.6-meter research telescope at Central Washington University (CWU), six confirmed transiting exoplanets were observed to test whether exoplanet transits are detectable with the CWU telescope. Observations were held between 16 June and 22 July 2021. The targets of observation were the exoplanets orbiting CoRoT-2 (1.74 day orbital period, 0.0868 day transit duration), HAT-P-18 (5.5 day orbital period, 2.7 hour transit duration), HAT-P-23 (1.2 day orbital period, 2.2 hour day transit duration), HAT-P-67 (4.81 day orbital period, 6.9 hour transit duration), Kepler-15 (4.9 day orbital period, 3.6 hour transit duration), and Kepler-20 (3.7 day orbital period, 2.2 hour transit duration). A clear indication of a transit was not detected in the data.

https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/source/2022/COTS/103