Towards the Albedo of an Exoplanet: MOST Satellite Observations of Bright Transiting Exoplanetary Systems
- Author(s)
- Jason F. Rowe, Jaymie M. Matthews, Sara Seager, Dimitar Sasselov, Rainer Kuschnig, David B. Guenther, Anthony F J Moffat, Slavek M. Rucinski, Gordon A. H. Walker, Werner Wolfgang Weiss
- Abstract
The Canadian MOST satellite is a unique platform for observations of bright transiting exoplanetary systems. Providing nearly continuous photometric observations for up to 4 weeks, MOST can produce important observational data to help us learn about the properties of exosolar planets. We review our current observations of HD 209458 and HD 189733 with implications for the albedo and our progress towards detecting reflected light from an exoplanet.
- Organisation(s)
- Department of Astrophysics
- External organisation(s)
- University of British Columbia (UBC), Carnegie Institution for Science, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Saint Mary's University, University of Montreal, University of Toronto
- Journal
- Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union
- Volume
- 253
- Pages
- 121-127
- No. of pages
- 7
- ISSN
- 1743-9213
- Publication date
- 2009
- Peer reviewed
- Yes
- Austrian Fields of Science 2012
- 103004 Astrophysics, 103003 Astronomy
- Portal url
- https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/en/publications/dffb1bfe-1170-4e1e-b279-b5554288a763