Korea Microlensing Telescope Network
(KMTNet)
(survey searching for microlensing transients)
The Korea Microlensing Telescope Network (KMTNet)
is an astronomical survey to discover extra-solar planets
in the galactic bulge through gravitational microlensing transients.
It uses a dedicated 1.6-meter telescope at each of three
southern-hemisphere locations distributed such that the bulge can
be monitored continuously (other than when the weather impedes):
Operation began in 2015 and as of 2024, on the order of a hundred
of its planet-candidates have been confirmed.
(survey,MACHOs,microlensing,Korean,transients)
Further reading:
https://kmtnet.kasi.re.kr/kmtnet-eng/
https://sites.astro.caltech.edu/~srk/Workshops/TDAMMS/Files4Facilities/KMTNet.pdf
http://koreascience.or.kr/article/JAKO201614735037819%2epage
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/KMTNet
Prefix | Example | | |
KMT | KMT-2016-BLG-1397Lb | | |
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Referenced by pages:
Siding Spring Observatory (SSO)
South African Astronomical Observatory (SAAO)
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