Vista variables in the via lactea (VVV): First results and perspectives

R. K. Saito; D. Minniti; I. Dékány; M. Hempel; J. Alonso-García; I. Toledo; J. C. Beamin; R. Angeloni; P. W. Lucas; J. P. Emerson

Vista variables in the via lactea (VVV): First results and perspectives

R. K. Saito, D. Minniti, I. Dékány, M. Hempel, J. Alonso-García, I. Toledo, J. C. Beamin, R. Angeloni, P. W. Lucas, J. P. Emerson

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Abstract

VISTA Variables in the Vía Láctea (VVV) is a public ESO near-IR variability survey scanning the Milky Way Bulge and an adjacent section of the mid-plane. The survey will take 1929 hours of observations with the 4 m VISTA telescope during five years (2010-2014), covering ∼ 10⁹ point sources across an area of 520 deg². Here we address the first results obtained from the VVV Survey as well as a glimpse into the possibilities for using a deep near-IR atlas in five passbands and a catalogue of more than 10⁶ variable point sources. We expect to use the data to find planetary transits of late-type main-sequence stars. We discuss the planet searches and future follow-ups.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	221-224
Number of pages	4
Journal	Revista Mexicana de Astronomia y Astrofisica: Serie de Conferencias
Volume	40
Publication status	Published - 2011

Keywords

Galaxy: Bulge
Galaxy: Disk
Planets and satellites: General
Stars: Variables: General
Surveys

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Space and Planetary Science
Astronomy and Astrophysics

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