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A Technique to Derive Improved Proper Motions for Kepler Objects of Interest

  • Authors: G. Fritz Benedict, Angelle M. Tanner, Phillip A. Cargile, and David R. Ciardi

Benedict et al. 2014 The Astronomical Journal 148 108.

  • Provider: AAS Journals

Caption: Figure 16.

Left: RPM from the results of modeling Kepler, UCAC4, and PPMXL data. The average HK(0) and (J − K)0 ±1σ errors are indicated in the lower left. That error is reduced by a factor of three compared to an RPM derived by averaging proper motions from UCAC4 and PPMXL. The heavy, tilted line is the location of the main sequence in the Figure 1 RPM derived from all-sky HST proper motions. Note the vertical offset in HK(0) discussed in the text. Right: RPM with a ΔHK(0) = −1.0 correction, containing the KOI, also shifted. Plotted numbers are from Table 4. The horizontal dotted line represents a rough demarcation between giant and dwarf stars.

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