[Aavso-photometry] extrasolar planet photometry

Aaron Price aaronp at onceler.org
Tue Sep 14 11:12:04 EDT 2004


 In addition I believe many of the candidates are known to have exoplanets
but the inclination of the systems can't be determined via the Doppler
effect. So detection of a transit can help set the inclination, which can
help with the geometry. It can also be helpful as a catalog. If an
astronomer with a Really Big Gun(tm)  wants to look at a certain kind of
exoplanet this helps them know what their options are in terms of targets.
They don't have to waste time on a star that may or may not transit.

Aaron



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