RKSTAR: A Study of Companions to the 5000+ Nearest K Dwarfs

The purpose of RKSTAR (RECONS K Stars, a.k.a. RocK STARs) is to reveal the orbital architectures of stellar, brown dwarf, and planetary companions orbiting 5000+ of the nearest K dwarfs.


Results Meetings Personnel

    DANA CASETTI, Southern Connecticut State University, New Haven, CT

    TODD HENRY, RECONS Institute, Chambersburg, PA

    ELLIOTT HORCH, Southern Connecticut State University, New Haven, CT

    HODARI-SADIKI JAMES, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA

    WEI-CHUN JAO, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA

    D. XAVIER LESLEY, Southern Connecticut State University, New Haven, CT

    LEONARDO PAREDES, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA


The CTIO/SMARTS 1.5m telescope used for the RKSTAR radial velocity survey is shown above in a nighttime image taken by Rodrigo Hinojosa in December 2018. Directly above the telescope dome is the Pleiades star cluster. Above the Pleiades and slightly to the right is the fuzzy image of comet 46P/Wirtanen.

 
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