Dictionary of Nomenclature of Celestial Objects
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Result of query: info cati ASTEP$

Details on Acronym:   ASTEP
  
ASTEP (Antarctica Search for Transiting ExoPlanets)
Write:<<ASTEP A-NNN-NNNN-NNNN>>
<<ASTEP V-NNNN>>
<<ASTEP C-NN>>
N: 1829+43
Object:V* + Poss. Planet  (SIMBAD class: Unknown = Object of Unknown Nature)
Note:ASTEP 400 (a 40-cm telescope) is the main instrument of the ASTEP (Antarctica Search for Transiting ExoPlanets) programme.
N=1829 variable stars and N=43 planetary transit candidates.
For more information, visit https://astep-vo.oca.eu/
Ref:=2016ApJS..226...21C
byCHAPELLIER E. , MEKARNIA D., ABE L., GUILLOT T., AGABI K., RIVET J.-P., SCHMIDER F.-X., CROUZET N., ARISTIDI E.
 Astrophys. J., Suppl. Ser., 226, 21-21 (2016)
  A catalog of eclipsing binaries and variable stars observed with ASTEP 400 from Dome C, Antarctica.
oTables 2-3, col(1): <ASTEP V-NNNN> (Nos V-1 to V-1829) = Tables 2-3, col(2): <ASTEP A-NNN-NNNN-NNNN> N=673+1156.
Ref:=2016MNRAS.463...45M
byMEKARNIA D. , GUILLOT T., RIVET J.-P., SCHMIDER F.-X., ABE L., GONCALVES I., AGABI A., CROUZET N., FRUTH T., BARBIERI M., BAYLISS D.D.R., ZHOU G., ARISTIDI E., SZULAGYI J., DABAN J.-B., FANTEI-CAUJOLLE Y., GOUVRET C., ERIKSON A., RAUER H., BOUCHY F., GERAKIS J., BOUCHEZ G.
 Mon. Not. R. Astron. Soc., 463, 45-62 (2016)
  Transiting planet candidates with ASTEP 400 at Dome C, Antarctica.
oTables 4-5, col(1): <ASTEP C-NN> (Nos C-1 to C-43) = Tables 4-5, col(2): <ASTEP A-NNN-NNNN-NNNN> N=43.
=E=Catalogue in electronic form as <J/ApJS/226/21/>
Originof the Acronym: A = Assigned by the author(s)