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Exoplanet transit spectro-photometry with SOFIA

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 November 2011

Daniel Angerhausen
Affiliation:
Deutsches SOFIA Institut, Universität Stuttgart, Pfaffenwaldring 31, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany email: [email protected]
Alfred Krabbe
Affiliation:
Deutsches SOFIA Institut, Universität Stuttgart, Pfaffenwaldring 31, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany email: [email protected]
Hans Zinnecker
Affiliation:
Deutsches SOFIA Institut, Universität Stuttgart, Pfaffenwaldring 31, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany email: [email protected]
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Abstract

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We present the prospects of observing extrasolar planets with the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA). Our analysis shows that optical and near-infrared photometric and spectrophotometric follow-up observations during planetary transits and\break eclipses will be feasible with SOFIA's instrumentation, especially with the HIPO-FLITECAM optical/NIR instruments. SOFIA has unique advantages in comparison to ground- and space-based observatories in this field of research which will be outlined.

Type
Contributed Papers
Copyright
Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2011

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