Planet Hunt

Here are the results of your analysis of the first phunt001 dataset that was acquired by the Liverpool telescope on the 1st Dec 2006. Although there is a significant bright feature within the light-curve, it doesn't seem to follow the pattern we might expect from a transit. Our concern is that this fairly short-lived boost in intensity is due to poor weather at the start of the second observing session - hence our wish to get a another set of observations to double-check.

Previous results for phunt001 from 1st Dec 2006

Optical brightness variation of phunt001 - 01/12/2006

The graph shows your results. The points give your averaged brightness results for phunt001, which have been calibrated using comparison star. The "bars" are Error Bars, which give us an idea of how uncertain the results might be. The variation seen relies on the comparison star being stable in brightness over the timeframe of the observations. Sadly, we have no additional star to ensure our comparison star is indeed stable.

The orbital phase relates to periodic brightness drop detected in the original SuperWasp survey. That dip occured every 2.17 days and phase zero relates to the centre of those dips. Thus 0.01 of phase equates to 0.01 x 2.17 = 0.022 days = 31 minutes.