Qatar Exoplanet Survey

Qatar Exoplanet Survey
Survey type	Exoplanet search survey
Named after	the country Qatar
Observatory code	H06
Started	24, November 2010
Website	qatarexoplanet.org (defunct)
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Last updated April 30, 2025

The Qatar Exoplanet Survey, also known as QES, is an international exoplanet search survey based in Qatar. Its main goal is to detect exoplanets using the transit method, which is observing the light curve of the host star.^[1]

History

This survey has a site in New Mexico, which was a collaboration to find small planets in the northern sky.^[1] Before it found its own planets, it detected WASP-36b ^[2] and WASP-37b.^[3]

Site

There is a telescope with 5 cameras, which are each 400m, which is also located in New Mexico. It has been operating since 2011 which occasional errors.^[1]

Results

- In 2011, QES announced the discovery of Qatar-1b, a hot Jupiter that has similar parameters to Jupiter.^[4]

- In 2016, QES discovered 3 massive planets, which are 4-6 times more massive than Jupiter. These planets are Qatar-3b, Qatar-4b, which is the largest, and Qatar-5b.^[5]

List

This list is incomplete and needs more information.

Light green indicates it orbits one of stars in a binary system.

Star	Constellation	Right ascension	Declination	App. mag.	Distance (ly)	Spectral Type	Planet	Mass (`M`_J)	Radius (`R`_J)	Orbital (d)	Semimajor (AU)	Orbital Eccentricity	Inclination (°)	Discovery year
Qatar-1	Draco	20^h 13^m 31.65^s	+65° 09′ 44.39″	12.69	609	K3V	Qatar-1b	1.09	1.16	1.42	0.02343	0 (fixed)	83.47	2010
Qatar-2	Virgo	13^h 50^m 37.32^s	−06° 48′ 14.66″	13.30	595	K5V	Qatar-2b	2.49	1.144	1.34	0.02149	0 (fixed	88.30 ± 0.94	2011
Qatar-3	Andromeda	23^h 56^m 36.47^s	+36° 12′ 46.64″	12.93	2,400	G0V	Qatar-3b	4.31	1.096	2.51	0.03783	0 (fixed)	86.8 ± 2	2017
Qatar-4	Andromeda	0^h 19^m 26.23^s	44° 01′ 39.35″	13.57	1,089	K1V	Qatar-4b	6.1	1.135	1.81	0.02803	0 (fixed)	87.5 ± 1.6	2017
Qatar-5	Andromeda	0^h 28^m 12.94^s	+42° 03′ 40.84″	12.61		G2V	Qatar-5b	4.32	1.107	2.88	0.04127	0 (fixed)	88.74 ± 0.87	2017
Qatar-6	Boötes	14^h 48^m 50.42^s	+22° 09′ 09.41″	11.5		K2V	Qatar-6b	0.67	1.062	3.51	0.0423	0 (fixed)	86.01 ± 0.14	2017
Qatar-7	Andromeda	23^h 54^m 03.63^s	+37° 01′ 18.57″	13.13		F4V	Qatar-7b	1.88	1.70	2.03	0.0352	0 (fixed)	89.0 ± 1	2019
Qatar-8	Ursa Major	10^h 29^m 38.96^s	+70° 31′ 37.50″	11.71	924	G0V	Qatar-8b	0.37	1.285	3.71	0.0474	0 (fixed)	89.29 ± 0.7	2019
Qatar-9	Ursa Major	10^h 42^m 59.54^s	+60° 57′ 50.83″	14.02		K5V	Qatar-9b	1.19	1.01	1.54	0.0234	0 (fixed)	89.23 ± 0.64	2019
Qatar-10	Draco	18^h 57^m 47.00^s	+69° 34′ 15.00″	12.80	1343	F7V	Qatar-10b	0.736	1.534	1.645	0.0474	0 (fixed)	89.29 ± 0.70	2019

References

1 2 3 Alsubai, K. A.; Parley, N. R.; Bramich, D. M.; Horne, K.; Cameron, A. Collier; West, R. G.; Sorensen, P. M.; Pollacco, D.; Smith, J. C.; Fors, O. (2014-01-09). "The Qatar Exoplanet Survey". Acta Astronomica. 63 (4): 465. arXiv: 1401.1984 . Bibcode:2013AcA....63..465A.
↑ Smith, A. M. S.; Anderson, D. R.; Collier Cameron, A.; Gillon, M.; Hellier, C.; Lendl, M.; Maxted, P. F. L.; Queloz, D.; Smalley, B.; Triaud, A. H. M. J.; West, R. G. (2012-04-01). "WASP-36b: A New Transiting Planet around a Metal-poor G-dwarf, and an Investigation into Analyses Based on a Single Transit Light Curve". The Astronomical Journal. 143 (4): 81. arXiv: 1110.5313 . Bibcode:2012AJ....143...81S. doi:10.1088/0004-6256/143/4/81. ISSN 0004-6256. S2CID 67754202.
↑ Simpson, E. K.; Faedi, F.; Barros, S. C. C.; Brown, D. J. A.; Collier Cameron, A.; Hebb, L.; Pollacco, D.; Smalley, B.; Todd, I.; Butters, O. W.; Hébrard, G. (2011-01-01). "WASP-37b: A 1.8 M J Exoplanet Transiting a Metal-poor Star". The Astronomical Journal. 141 (1): 8. arXiv: 1008.3096 . Bibcode:2011AJ....141....8S. doi:10.1088/0004-6256/141/1/8. hdl: 1885/152023 . ISSN 0004-6256. S2CID 20036137.
↑ Alsubai, K. A.; Parley, N. R.; Bramich, D. M.; West, R. G.; Sorensen, P. M.; Collier Cameron, A.; Latham, D. W.; Horne, K.; Anderson, D. R.; Bakos, G. Á.; Brown, D. J. A. (2011-10-01). "Qatar-1b: a hot Jupiter orbiting a metal-rich K dwarf star". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 417 (1): 709–716. arXiv: 1012.3027 . Bibcode:2011MNRAS.417..709A. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2966.2011.19316.x . ISSN 0035-8711.
↑ Alsubai, Khalid; Mislis, Dimitris; Tsvetanov, Zlatan I.; Latham, David W.; Bieryla, Allyson; Buchhave, Lars A.; Esquerdo, Gilbert A.; Bramich, D. M.; Pyrzas, Stylianos; Vilchez, Nicolas P. E.; Mancini, Luigi (2017-04-01). "Qatar Exoplanet Survey : Qatar-3b, Qatar-4b, and Qatar-5b" (PDF). The Astronomical Journal. 153 (4): 200. arXiv: 1606.06882 . Bibcode:2017AJ....153..200A. doi: 10.3847/1538-3881/aa6340 . ISSN 0004-6256. S2CID 119214858.

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[:0-1] 1 2 3 Alsubai, K. A.; Parley, N. R.; Bramich, D. M.; Horne, K.; Cameron, A. Collier; West, R. G.; Sorensen, P. M.; Pollacco, D.; Smith, J. C.; Fors, O. (2014-01-09). "The Qatar Exoplanet Survey". Acta Astronomica. 63 (4): 465. arXiv: 1401.1984 . Bibcode:2013AcA....63..465A.

[2] Smith, A. M. S.; Anderson, D. R.; Collier Cameron, A.; Gillon, M.; Hellier, C.; Lendl, M.; Maxted, P. F. L.; Queloz, D.; Smalley, B.; Triaud, A. H. M. J.; West, R. G. (2012-04-01). "WASP-36b: A New Transiting Planet around a Metal-poor G-dwarf, and an Investigation into Analyses Based on a Single Transit Light Curve". The Astronomical Journal. 143 (4): 81. arXiv: 1110.5313 . Bibcode:2012AJ....143...81S. doi:10.1088/0004-6256/143/4/81. ISSN 0004-6256. S2CID 67754202.

[3] Simpson, E. K.; Faedi, F.; Barros, S. C. C.; Brown, D. J. A.; Collier Cameron, A.; Hebb, L.; Pollacco, D.; Smalley, B.; Todd, I.; Butters, O. W.; Hébrard, G. (2011-01-01). "WASP-37b: A 1.8 M J Exoplanet Transiting a Metal-poor Star". The Astronomical Journal. 141 (1): 8. arXiv: 1008.3096 . Bibcode:2011AJ....141....8S. doi:10.1088/0004-6256/141/1/8. hdl: 1885/152023 . ISSN 0004-6256. S2CID 20036137.

[4] Alsubai, K. A.; Parley, N. R.; Bramich, D. M.; West, R. G.; Sorensen, P. M.; Collier Cameron, A.; Latham, D. W.; Horne, K.; Anderson, D. R.; Bakos, G. Á.; Brown, D. J. A. (2011-10-01). "Qatar-1b: a hot Jupiter orbiting a metal-rich K dwarf star". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 417 (1): 709–716. arXiv: 1012.3027 . Bibcode:2011MNRAS.417..709A. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2966.2011.19316.x . ISSN 0035-8711.

[5] Alsubai, Khalid; Mislis, Dimitris; Tsvetanov, Zlatan I.; Latham, David W.; Bieryla, Allyson; Buchhave, Lars A.; Esquerdo, Gilbert A.; Bramich, D. M.; Pyrzas, Stylianos; Vilchez, Nicolas P. E.; Mancini, Luigi (2017-04-01). "Qatar Exoplanet Survey : Qatar-3b, Qatar-4b, and Qatar-5b" (PDF). The Astronomical Journal. 153 (4): 200. arXiv: 1606.06882 . Bibcode:2017AJ....153..200A. doi: 10.3847/1538-3881/aa6340 . ISSN 0004-6256. S2CID 119214858.

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