Wide Angle Search for Planets
GPTKB entity
Statements (69)
| Predicate | Object |
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| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:astronomy
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| gptkbp:affiliated_with |
various universities
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| gptkbp:analysis |
light curve analysis
advanced techniques employed |
| gptkbp:analytics |
developed for exoplanet research
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| gptkbp:collaboration |
gptkb:international_collaboration
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| gptkbp:collaborations |
multiple research institutions
with international space agencies with global research teams |
| gptkbp:collaborative_projects |
various astronomical surveys
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| gptkbp:collection |
transit method
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| gptkbp:community |
exoplanet researchers
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| gptkbp:community_outreach |
educational initiatives
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| gptkbp:conference |
presented findings at major events
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| gptkbp:data_type |
FITS format
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| gptkbp:data_usage |
for further studies
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| gptkbp:discovery_count |
multiple exoplanets
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| gptkbp:events |
required for confirmation
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| gptkbp:funding |
gptkb:NASA
government and private sources |
| gptkbp:future_prospects |
focus on habitable zone planets
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| gptkbp:has_limitations |
inherent observational biases
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| gptkbp:historical_interpretation |
requires expertise in astrophysics
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Wide Angle Search for Planets
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| gptkbp:image_processing |
complex algorithms used
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| gptkbp:impact |
enhanced understanding of exoplanets
influenced future exoplanet missions |
| gptkbp:instrument |
gptkb:camera
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| gptkbp:launch_date |
gptkb:2006
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| gptkbp:launch_vehicle |
gptkb:Delta_II_rocket
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| gptkbp:legacy |
paved the way for future missions
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| gptkbp:mission |
completed
extensive records maintained assessed for scientific impact expanded knowledge of planetary systems identify potential habitable worlds identify transiting exoplanets significant contributions to exoplanet science |
| gptkbp:mission_duration |
5 years
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| gptkbp:mission_type |
exoplanet search
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| gptkbp:notable_work |
discovered several candidate planets
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| gptkbp:observatory_location |
Earth's orbit
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| gptkbp:operated_by |
gptkb:NASA
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| gptkbp:orbital_altitude |
approximately 700 km
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| gptkbp:part_of |
gptkb:NASA's_Explorer_program
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| gptkbp:partnerships |
with other space telescopes
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| gptkbp:planetary_characteristics_studied |
atmospheric composition and size
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| gptkbp:planetary_systems_studied |
various star systems
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| gptkbp:primary_mission |
gptkb:Kepler_mission
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| gptkbp:product_quality |
highly reliable measurements
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| gptkbp:provides_information_on |
with academic institutions
open access for researchers with other astronomical datasets with the global community |
| gptkbp:publications |
numerous scientific papers
widely cited in literature |
| gptkbp:released |
publicly available
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| gptkbp:research |
photometry
rigorous peer review process 2006 to 2011 light pollution and atmospheric conditions |
| gptkbp:research_output |
contributed to the field of astrobiology
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| gptkbp:resolution |
high resolution
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| gptkbp:scientific_goals |
detecting Earth-like planets
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| gptkbp:scientific_instruments |
CCD cameras
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| gptkbp:student_enrollment |
long-term storage solutions
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| gptkbp:targets |
nearby stars
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:WASP_program
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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