NON-DETECTION OF PREVIOUSLY REPORTED TRANSITS OF HD 97658b WITH MOST Based on data from the MOST satellite, a Canadian Space Agency mission operated by Microsatellite Systems Canada Inc.(MSCI; former Dynacon Inc.) and the Universities of Toronto and British Columbia, with the assistance of the University of Vienna. PHOTOMETRY
- Authors
- Type
- Published Article
- Journal
- The Astrophysical Journal Letters
- Publication Date
- Oct 24, 2012
- Volume
- 759
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 41–41
- Source
- SETI Institute
- License
- Unknown
Abstract
The radial velocity-discovered exoplanet HD 97658b was recently announced to transit, with a derived planetary radius of 2.93±0.28 R⊕. As a transiting super-Earth orbiting a bright star, this planet would make an attractive candidate for additional observations, including studies of its atmospheric properties. We present and analyze follow-up photometric observations of the HD 97658 system acquired with the Microvariability and Oscillations of STars space telescope. Our results show no transit with the depth and ...