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EXOPLANET [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2025-02-04
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- The Stars (Astronomy)
- Optics
- Interplanetary Space Exploration
- Collaboration with WIPO
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- guide star
1, record 1, English, guide%20star
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- guiding star 2, record 1, English, guiding%20star
correct, noun
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... the term "target star" means a star being observed for scientific purposes, such as for detecting an exoplanet, and the term "guide star" means a star that is observed near the target star. A guide star may be used, for example, as a reference point for satellite attitude control and/or image jitter control. 1, record 1, English, - guide%20star
Record 1, Key term(s)
- SearchOnlyKey1
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Étoiles (Astronomie)
- Optique
- Exploration interplanétaire
- Collaboration avec l'OMPI
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- étoile guide
1, record 1, French, %C3%A9toile%20guide
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les développements récents visent d'une part à augmenter la qualité de la correction afin d'imager des exoplanètes, et d'autre part à étendre le champ corrigeable. [...] l'OA [optique adaptative] peut souffrir de deux limitations importantes dues à la luminosité limitée des sources astronomiques et aux effets d'anisoplanétisme [...] En effet, l'AFO [analyseur de front d'onde] doit détecter une certaine quantité de photons pour effectuer correctement la mesure. Il faut donc disposer d'une source suffisamment brillante, dite étoile guide. Souvent l'objet observé est trop faiblement lumineux, il faut alors chercher une étoile brillante environnante mais hélas à proximité immédiate à cause de l'anisoplanétisme, réduisant sérieusement la couverture du ciel. 2, record 1, French, - %C3%A9toile%20guide
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Estrellas (Astronomía)
- Óptica
- Exploración interplanetaria
- Colaboración con la OMPI
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- estrella de referencia
1, record 1, Spanish, estrella%20de%20referencia
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
El sistema de óptica activa supervisa constantemente la calidad óptica de la imagen usando una estrella de referencia cercana al objeto que se está estudiando y controla la posición relativa y la forma de los espejos. 1, record 1, Spanish, - estrella%20de%20referencia
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
estrella de referencia: designación validada por un experto de la Comisión de Terminología, Sociedad Española de Astronomía, España. 2, record 1, Spanish, - estrella%20de%20referencia
Record 2 - internal organization data 2023-10-17
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Astrophysics and Cosmography
- Interplanetary Space Exploration
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- exoplanet biosignature
1, record 2, English, exoplanet%20biosignature
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... the detection of exoplanet biosignatures is expected to follow a trajectory where interesting and accessible(via remote sensing) planet candidates are identified, for example, by the TESS [Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite] mission... the PLATO 2. 0 mission... or ground-based radial velocity(RV) or transit surveys, followed by intensive characterization... 2, record 2, English, - exoplanet%20biosignature
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Astrophysique et cosmographie
- Exploration interplanétaire
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- biosignature d'exoplanète
1, record 2, French, biosignature%20d%27exoplan%C3%A8te
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2022-10-28
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Planets
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- exoplanet
1, record 3, English, exoplanet
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- extrasolar planet 1, record 3, English, extrasolar%20planet
correct
- extra-solar planet 2, record 3, English, extra%2Dsolar%20planet
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A planet which orbits a star other than the Sun. 2, record 3, English, - exoplanet
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Exoplanets cannot be seen directly, but betray their existence by the gravitational pull they exert on their parent stars. 2, record 3, English, - exoplanet
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Planètes
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- exoplanète
1, record 3, French, exoplan%C3%A8te
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- planète extrasolaire 2, record 3, French, plan%C3%A8te%20extrasolaire
correct, feminine noun
- planète extra-solaire 3, record 3, French, plan%C3%A8te%20extra%2Dsolaire
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Planète située à l'extérieur du système solaire. 4, record 3, French, - exoplan%C3%A8te
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
exoplanète; planète extrasolaire : désignations publiées au Journal officiel de la République française le 23 décembre 2007. 5, record 3, French, - exoplan%C3%A8te
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Planetas
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- exoplaneta
1, record 3, Spanish, exoplaneta
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
- planeta extrasolar 2, record 3, Spanish, planeta%20extrasolar
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Planeta que orbita una estrella diferente al Sol y que, por lo tanto, no pertenece a nuestro sistema solar. 3, record 3, Spanish, - exoplaneta
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
exoplaneta: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, indica que la voz "exoplaneta" es un término bien formado a partir del elemento compositivo "exo-" ("fuera", "en el exterior") y el sustantivo "planeta", y que se escribe en una sola palabra, sin espacio ni guion intermedios. 3, record 3, Spanish, - exoplaneta
Record 4 - internal organization data 2018-06-20
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Astronomy
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- exomoon
1, record 4, English, exomoon
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- extrasolar moon 1, record 4, English, extrasolar%20moon
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
An exomoon or extrasolar moon is a natural satellite that orbits an exoplanet or other non-stellar extrasolar body. 1, record 4, English, - exomoon
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Astronomie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- exolune
1, record 4, French, exolune
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- lune extrasolaire 1, record 4, French, lune%20extrasolaire
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Certaines [exoplanètes] sont en orbite dans la zone habitable de leur étoile (la zone où de l'eau liquide peut exister), mais la plupart sont des géantes gazeuses, impropres à la vie. Possèdent-elles tout de même des satellites, ou exolunes, qui pourraient abriter la vie? La question alimente de nombreuses recherches, notamment depuis qu'on a montré il y a quatre ans que les exolunes assez massives sont détectables par le télescope spatial Kepler, lancé en 2009. 1, record 4, French, - exolune
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2013-11-18
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Spacecraft
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- characterizing exoplanet satellite
1, record 5, English, characterizing%20exoplanet%20satellite
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
- CHEOPS 2, record 5, English, CHEOPS
correct
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A planned European space telescope for the study of the formation of extrasolar planets. 3, record 5, English, - characterizing%20exoplanet%20satellite
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Engins spatiaux
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- satellite CHEOPS
1, record 5, French, satellite%20CHEOPS
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Satellite de caractérisation des exoplanètes. 2, record 5, French, - satellite%20CHEOPS
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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