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SUMMARY:PICSAT: A space mission dedicated to the transit of Beta Pictoris 
 b - Sylvestre Lacour (L’Observatoire de Paris\, France)
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CONTACT:Greg Willatt
DESCRIPTION:In 2003\, Beta Pictoris b\, a giant planet\, was directly imag
 ed around its host star.  The orbit was later refined to a period of appro
 ximately 18 years.  The orbit agrees with a transit coinciding with previo
 us photometric variations in Nov 81.  The next transit event is expected e
 nd of 2017\, with several months of uncertainty.  It is a unique opportuni
 ty to characterise an exoplanet in its infancy\, to constrain its density\
 , mass\, and evolutionary models.  PICSAT is a nano satellite currently de
 veloped with the main goal of observing this transit.  It is based on a 3U
  Cubsat architecture scheduled for a launch around mid-2017. During this t
 alk\, I will present the science goals of the mission\, as well as the tec
 hnical issues we are facing.\n
LOCATION:Martin Ryle Seminar Room\, Kavli Institute
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