New Variable Stars Discovered by the APACHE Survey. II. Results After the Second Observing Season
Mario Damasso
INAF-Astrophysical Observatory of Torino, Via Osservatorio 20, I-10025 Pino Torinese, Italy; Astronomical Observatory of the Autonomous Region of the Aosta Valley, fraz. Lignan 39, 11020 Nus (Aosta), Italy
Lorenzo Gioannini
Department of Physics, University of Trieste, Via Tiepolo 11, I-34143 Trieste, Italy
Andrea Bernagozzi
Enzo Bertolini
Paolo Calcidese
Albino Carbognani
Davide Cenadelli
Astronomical Observatory of the Autonomous Region of the Aosta Valley, fraz. Lignan 39, 11020 Nus (Aosta), Italy
Jean Marc Christille
Department of Physics, University of Perugia, Via A. Pascoli, 06123 Perugia, Italy; Astronomical Observatory of the Autonomous Region of the Aosta Valley, fraz. Lignan 39, 11020 Nus (Aosta), Italy
Paolo Giacobbe
Luciano Lanteri
Mario G. Lattanzi
Richard Smart
Allesandro Sozzetti
INAF-Astrophysical Observatory of Torino, Via Osservatorio 20, I-10025 Pino Torinese, Italy
Abstract
Routinely operating since July 2012, the APACHE survey has celebrated its second birthday. While the main goal of the project is the detection of transiting planets around a large sample of bright, nearby M dwarfs in the northern hemisphere, the APACHE large photometric database, consisting of hundreds of different fields, represents a relevant resource to search for and provide a first characterization of new variable stars. We celebrate here the conclusion of the second year of observations by reporting the discovery of 14 new variables.