TRAPPIST: a robotic telescope dedicated to the study of planetary systems
M. Gillon (1), E. Jehin (1), P. Magain (1), V. Chantry (1), D., Hutsemekers (1), J. Manfroid (1), D. Queloz (2), S. Udry (2) ((1) University, of Liege, Belgium, (2) University of Geneva, Switzerland)
TL;DR
TRAPPIST is a newly developed robotic telescope designed for studying planetary systems, focusing on exoplanet detection and comet research, with initial results from its commissioning phase.
Contribution
The paper introduces TRAPPIST, a dedicated robotic telescope with specific hardware for exoplanet and comet studies, detailing its design and early scientific results.
Findings
Initial observations demonstrate TRAPPIST’s capability in exoplanet detection.
First results include successful identification of planetary transits.
The telescope has begun its scientific program at La Silla Observatory.
Abstract
We present here a new robotic telescope called TRAPPIST (TRAnsiting Planets and PlanetesImals Small Telescope). Equipped with a high-quality CCD camera mounted on a 0.6 meter light weight optical tube, TRAPPIST has been installed in April 2010 at the ESO La Silla Observatory (Chile), and is now beginning its scientific program. The science goal of TRAPPIST is the study of planetary systems through two approaches: the detection and study of exoplanets, and the study of comets. We describe here the objectives of the project, the hardware, and we present some of the first results obtained during the commissioning phase.
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