2008/03/21 by R. Alonso, M. Auvergne, A. Baglin +51 · 260 citations
Physics and Astronomy · #Astro and Planetary Science #Astronomy #Astronomy and Astrophysical Research #Astrophysics #Context (archaeology) #Coronagraph #Exoplanet #Light curve #Orbital period #Physics #Planet #Planetary system #RADIUS #Radial velocity #Stars #Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies #astro-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.1051/0004-6361:200809431
published in Astronomy and Astrophysics 482(3), L21-L24 (EDP Sciences) · A&A Letters (in press), 7 pages, 3 figures
arxiv created 2008/03/21 · openalex publication_date 2008/03/26 · arxiv updated 2010/03/11 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05
Context. The CoRoT mission, a pioneer in exoplanet searches from space, has completed its first 150 days of continuous observations of ~12 000 stars in the galactic plane. An analysis of the raw data identifies the most promising candidates and triggers the ground-based follow-up.