Getting to Know the Neighbours: Naked-Eye Stars and Their Planets

我们现在知道，几乎所有的恒星都有行星，系外行星科学现在正转向明亮的单个系统。该项目旨在通过扩展NASA的泰斯望远镜和肯特山天文台的能力来研究最近、最亮的恒星。这是我们探测恒星周围行星的最佳机会，足够明亮，可以精确地测量行星和恒星的性质，这一点意义重大。该项目的预期结果将是发现附近裸眼恒星凌日的行星，并对这些恒星和行星的质量进行关键测量。这样做的好处将是新的、广为人知的基准系统的关键样本，以及用于天文学和更广泛的数据分析的新的开源算法。

We now know that nearly all stars host planets, and exoplanet science is now turning to bright individual systems. This Project aims to study the nearest, brightest stars by extending the capabilities of NASA's TESS telescope and Mount Kent Observatory. This is significant as the best chance we have to detect planets around stars bright enough to measure the planetary and stellar properties precisely. The expected outcomes of this project will be the discovery of planets transiting nearby naked-eye stars, and crucial measurements of the masses of these stars and planets. The benefits of this will be a key sample of new, well-understood benchmark systems, and new open-source algorithms for data analysis in astronomy and more broadly.