. (2012) Initial data release of the Kepler-INT survey. Astrophysical Journal, Vol.144 (No.1). Article:24. ISSN 0004-637X

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This paper describes the first data release of the Kepler-INT Survey (KIS), that covers a 116 deg2 region of the Cygnus and Lyra constellations. The Kepler field is the target of the most intensive search for transiting planets to date. Despite the fact that the Kepler mission provides superior time series photometry, with an enormous impact on all areas of stellar variability, its field lacks optical photometry complete to the confusion limit of the Kepler instrument necessary for selecting various classes of targets. For this reason, we follow the observing strategy and data reduction method used in the IPHAS and UVEX galactic plane surveys in order to produce a deep optical survey of the Kepler field. This initial release concerns data taken between May and August 2011, using the Isaac Newton Telescope on the island of La Palma. Four broadband filters were used, U, g, r, i, as well as one narrowband one, Halpha, reaching down to a 10-sigma limit of around 20th mag in the Vega system. Observations covering around 50 deg2, thus about half of the field, passed our quality control thresholds and constitute this first data release. We derive a global photometric calibration by placing the KIS magnitudes as close as possible to the Kepler Input Catalog (KIC) photometry. The initial data release catalogue containing around 6 million sources from all the good photometric fields is available for download from the KIS webpage, as well as via MAST.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Subjects:	Q Science > QB Astronomy
Divisions:	Faculty of Science > Physics
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	Stars -- Photographic measurements
Journal or Publication Title:	Astrophysical Journal
Publisher:	Institute of Physics Publishing, Inc.
ISSN:	0004-637X
Date:	May 2012
Volume:	Vol.144
Number:	No.1
Page Range:	Article:24
Identification Number:	10.1088/0004-6256/144/1/24
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
Access rights to Published version:	Restricted or Subscription Access
Funder:	Science and Technology Facilities Council (Great Britain) (STFC), European Research Council (ERC), Seventh Framework Programme (European Commission) (FP7/2007-2013), Katholieke Universiteit te Leuven (1970- )
Grant number:	227224 (ERC/FP7), GOA/2008/04 (KUL)
Related URLs:	Other Repository
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