2025A&A...694A.313N

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2025A&A...694A.313N - Astronomy and Astrophysics, volume 694A313 (2025/2-1)

The PLATO field selection process II. Characterization of LOPS2, the first long-pointing field.

NASCIMBENI V., PIOTTO G., CABRERA J., MONTALTO M., MARINONI S., MARRESE P.M., AERTS C., ALTAVILLA G., BENATTI S., BORNER A., DELEUIL M., DESIDERA S., GIZON L., GOUPIL M.J., GRANATA V., HERAS A.M., MAGRIN D., MALAVOLTA L., MAS-HESSE J.M., OSBORN H.P., PAGANO I., PAPROTH C., POLLACCO D., PRISINZANO L., RAGAZZONI R., RAMSAY G., RAUER H., TKACHENKO A. and UDRY S.

Abstract (from CDS):

PLAnetary Transits and Oscillations of stars (PLATO) is an ESA M-class mission to be launched by the end of 2026 to discover and characterize transiting planets around bright and nearby stars, and in particular habitable rocky planets hosted by solar-like stars. Over the mission lifetime, an average of 8% of the science data rate will be allocated to Guest Observer programs selected by ESA through public calls. Hence, it is essential for the community to know in advance where the observing fields will be located. In a previous paper, we identified two preliminary long-pointing fields (LOPN1 and LOPS1) for PLATO, respectively in the northern and southern hemispheres. Here we present LOPS2, a slightly adjusted version of the southern field that has recently been selected by the PLATO Science Working Team as the first field to be observed by PLATO for at least two continuous years, following the scientific requirements. In this paper, we describe the astrophysical content of LOPS2 in detail, including known planetary systems, bright stars, variables, binary stars, star clusters, and synergies with other current and future facilities.

Abstract Copyright: © The Authors 2025

Journal keyword(s): catalogs - planets and satellites: detection - planets and satellites: general - planets and satellites: terrestrial planets

Simbad objects: 103

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Number of rows : 103
N Identifier Otype ICRS (J2000)
RA 		ICRS (J2000)
DEC 		Mag U Mag B Mag V Mag R Mag I Sp type #ref
1850 - 2026 		#notes
1 NAME SMC G 00 52 38.0 -72 48 01   2.79 2.2     ~ 12317 1
2 HD 21749 PM* 03 26 59.2226447548 -63 29 56.762928961 10.446 9.302 8.143 7.43 6.865 K4.5V 133 1
3 HD 23472 PM* 03 41 50.3987760888 -62 46 01.477226928   10.80 9.72     K3.5V 77 0
4 V* VW Hyi CV* 04 09 11.3967378648 -71 17 41.554528260   12.786 12.543 14.160   DQ 661 0
5 L 230-188 PM* 04 10 28.1233952253 -53 36 08.138553608   15.51 13.58     M4.5V 58 0
6 CD-38 1467b Pl 04 11 51.9468918168 -37 56 23.219155140           ~ 15 0
7 CD-38 1467 Ro* 04 11 51.9468918168 -37 56 23.219155140   11.64 10.94     ~ 45 0
8 WASP-126c Pl 04 13 29.7451475424 -69 13 36.561615996           ~ 5 0
9 WASP-126b Pl 04 13 29.7451475424 -69 13 36.561615996           ~ 26 0
10 WASP-126 PM* 04 13 29.7451475424 -69 13 36.561615996   11.904 11.203     G2 50 0
11 * gam Dor gD* 04 16 01.5866224848 -51 29 11.932714356   4.55 4.20     F1V 337 0
12 HD 28109 * 04 20 57.1321228464 -68 06 09.514023336   9.91 9.38     F8/G0V 35 0
13 V* RR Cae WD* 04 21 05.5631820426 -48 39 07.061113433 14.50 14.92 14.40     DA7.8 168 1
14 L 375-2 PM* 04 32 42.6349227751 -39 47 12.150012739   13.5 12.482 12.131 10.26 M2.0 55 0
15 NAME L 375-2b Pl 04 32 42.6349227751 -39 47 12.150012739           ~ 19 0
16 L 231-32 PM* 04 33 39.7200127728 -51 57 22.435373160     12.617 12.147   M3.0V 83 0
17 V* R Dor AB* 04 36 45.59127 -62 04 37.7974 7.84 6.98 5.40 2.71 -0.44 M8III:e 376 0
18 TOI-206b Pl 04 54 56.9355768864 -62 31 20.465084568           ~ 7 0
19 TOI-216 PM* 04 55 55.2548838048 -63 15 36.313162056           ~ 58 0
20 TOI-269b Pl 05 03 23.0610114456 -54 10 37.924879404           ~ 25 0
21 SCR J0505-5633 PM* 05 05 05.5085492740 -56 33 13.931445403   17.11   14.75 12.51 ~ 11 0
22 * zet Dor PM* 05 05 30.6556741368 -57 28 21.736898832   5.215 4.708     F9VFe-0.5 267 0
23 HD 33793 PM* 05 11 40.5898395497 -45 01 06.361734876 11.624 10.433 8.853 7.9 6.899 M1VIp 367 0
24 2MASS J05115130-4239337 PM* 05 11 51.3033488616 -42 39 33.788966652           ~ 6 0
25 NAME LMC G 05 23 34.6 -69 45 22     0.4     ~ 19090 0
26 V* AB Dor TT* 05 28 44.8712165880 -65 26 55.199147208 8.259 7.856 6.999 6.496 5.993 K0V 1080 0
27 V* UW Pic CV* 05 31 35.6477519256 -46 24 04.962759156           ~ 53 0
28 CD-26 2288 PM* 05 33 04.6005234792 -26 43 28.268361984   10.17 9.13     K3+Vk: 79 0
29 CD-26 2288b Pl 05 33 04.6005234792 -26 43 28.268361984           ~ 37 0
30 CPD-62 485 * 05 33 31.7559368616 -62 06 32.843939652   10.69 10.22 9.94 9.84 ~ 22 0
31 * alf Col Be* 05 39 38.9410319 -34 04 26.794991 2.10 2.53 2.65 2.65 2.74 B9Ve 251 0
32 * bet Pic b Pl 05 47 17.0876901 -51 03 59.441135           ~ 627 1
33 TOI-2525 * 05 47 24.1880042543 -60 31 17.070197468           K8V 16 0
34 HD 39474 PM* 05 49 36.4133735952 -54 54 38.555451540   10.104 9.715     F7V 45 0
35 TOI-811b BD? 05 52 07.2569953541 -32 55 30.663337365           ~ 16 0
36 HD 40307 PM* 05 54 04.2405000288 -60 01 24.493007640 8.814 8.097 7.147 6.597 6.119 K2.5V 305 1
37 NGTS-4b Pl 05 58 23.7549496011 -30 48 42.363268864           ~ 47 0
38 NAME SEP reg 06 00 00.000 -66 33 38.55           ~ 198 0
39 CD-60 1348 PM* 06 03 56.0652925080 -60 39 58.752600408   10.80 9.87     ~ 20 0
40 V* AP Col PM* 06 04 52.1486600471 -34 33 35.774443549     12.96 11.49 9.60 M5 89 0
41 TOI-1338b Pl 06 08 31.9675204416 -59 32 28.081703112           ~ 27 0
42 TOI-1338 SB* 06 08 31.9675204416 -59 32 28.081703112   12.537 11.975     ~ 74 0
43 TOI-712 * 06 11 44.6726228160 -65 49 33.498955992   12.10 10.84     ~ 28 0
44 HD 44627 Er* 06 19 12.9130449912 -58 03 15.527294208   10.01 9.205   8.185 K1V(e) 207 1
45 * alf Car * 06 23 57.10988 -52 41 44.3810 -0.49 -0.59 -0.74 -0.96 -1.13 A9II 461 1
46 TOI-700 PM* 06 28 23.2285331376 -65 34 45.520447908   14.524 13.076 12.659 10.70 M2V 84 0
47 NAME AB Dor Moving Group MGr 06 38 53.4 -42 50 04           ~ 540 0
48 * alf CMa SB* 06 45 08.91728 -16 42 58.0171 -1.51 -1.46 -1.46 -1.46 -1.43 A0mA1Va 1610 0
49 * tau Pup SB* 06 49 56.1691452909 -50 36 52.339311041   4.13 2.93     K1III 116 0
50 HD 50571 PM* 06 50 01.0151260800 -60 14 56.921260776   6.548 6.098 7.26   F5VFe+0.4 105 0
51 HD 50896 WR* 06 54 13.0439608392 -23 55 42.023319852 5.74 6.63 6.91 7.74   WN4b 794 0
52 CD-44 3045B PM* 06 57 46.5000206599 -44 17 27.937980562   13.81 11.29     M3 23 0
53 CD-44 3045 ** 06 57 46.60263 -44 17 28.3117 13.694 12.537 10.846 9.717 8.316 M3.5V 82 0
54 CD-44 3045A PM* 06 57 46.6252145047 -44 17 28.242088407   13.04 11.48     M3V 17 0
55 * eps CMa * 06 58 37.54876 -28 58 19.5102 0.36 1.29 1.50 1.59 1.80 B1.5II 519 0
56 HD 52470b Pl 06 58 59.9803549176 -47 01 24.051948420           ~ 11 0
57 Gaia DR3 5490183684330661504 PM* 07 06 06.8844783382 -56 13 05.134665074           ~ 3 0
58 CD-47 2804b Pl 07 06 13.9752770256 -47 35 13.872112260           ~ 20 0
59 CD-47 2804 PM* 07 06 13.9752770256 -47 35 13.872112260   11.5 10.59     K 48 0
60 * del CMa s*y 07 08 23.4840514 -26 23 35.518484 3.06 2.52 1.84 1.33 1.00 F8Ia 348 0
61 APMPM J0710-5704 ** 07 09 37.6556496934 -57 03 42.134571968   15.342 13.650 13.315   M4V 24 0
62 GUM 5 HII 07 09.7 -18 26           ~ 6 0
63 CD-38 3220b Pl 07 10 24.0604565856 -39 05 50.571250476           ~ 421 0
64 CD-24 5016b Pl 07 12 29.5499506296 -24 57 12.826133532           ~ 11 0
65 HATS-70b Pl 07 16 25.0880019528 -31 14 39.858342180           ~ 50 0
66 NGC 2362 OpC 07 18 41.9 -24 57 08           ~ 428 0
67 TOI-4562b Pl 07 28 02.4279306144 -63 31 04.166033160           ~ 8 0
68 UCAC4 313-025977 * 07 29 09.5273167392 -27 29 23.344030010       15.050   ~ 4 0
69 HD 59967 PM* 07 30 42.5117581608 -37 20 21.706958688 7.386 7.274 6.635 6.28 5.945 G3V 188 0
70 SCR J0740-4257 PM* 07 40 11.8071717612 -42 57 40.291971331   15.5 13.835 12.36 10.50 M4.5 41 0
71 CD-41 3255B BD? 07 40 24.6582390859 -42 09 16.740639385           ~ 13 0
72 Cl Haffner 13 OpC 07 40 54.3 -30 02 52           ~ 59 0
73 NAME GUM Nebula ISM 07 43 -42.1           ~ 454 1
74 NGC 2451B OpC 07 44 22.6 -37 53 00           ~ 125 0
75 TOI-1937b Pl 07 45 28.9826465707 -52 22 59.906654197           ~ 7 0
76 * 212 Pup ** 07 52 15.66199 -34 42 19.5867           F5VFe-0.5 104 0
77 LAWD 26 WD* 07 53 08.1439021017 -67 47 31.382011435   14.75 14.09     DA9.0 118 0
78 NGC 2516 OpC 07 58 00.5 -60 46 36           ~ 793 0
79 Cl Alessi 34 OpC 08 01 48 -50 33.5           ~ 24 0
80 L 97-3 B BD* 08 07 14.675 -66 18 48.68           Y1 86 0
81 * B Car SB* 08 09 00.6369168474 -61 18 08.545898653   5.163 4.742     F6VFe-0.8CH-0.4 175 0
82 Ass Vel OB 2 As* 08 09 22.478 -47 21 03.46           ~ 307 0
83 * gam02 Vel WR* 08 09 31.95013 -47 20 11.7108 0.64 1.58 1.83 1.85 2.00 WC8+O7.5III-V 951 0
84 NGC 2547 OpC 08 10 01.5 -49 12 08           ~ 445 0
85 NGC 2546 OpC 08 12 39.8 -37 39 34   6.46 6.3     ~ 125 0
86 CD-63 391 PM* 08 13 35.5257226944 -64 05 27.987972432   9.74 9.39     ~ 9 0
87 V* AI Vel dS* 08 14 05.1459825192 -44 34 32.854644660   6.98 6.70     A9IV/V 192 0
88 V* IX Vel CV* 08 15 18.9688659456 -49 13 20.671780368 8.64 10.04 10.10 9.84 9.347 sdOBe 253 0
89 L 98-59 PM* 08 18 07.6214406393 -68 18 46.805365587   13.22 11.685 11.294 9.25 M3V 135 0
90 * eps Car ** 08 22 30.83526 -59 30 34.1431 3.32 3.13 1.86     K3:III+B2:V 98 0
91 DENIS J082303.1-491201 BD* 08 23 03.1469916048 -49 12 01.255481424       20.020 17.14 L1.5 30 0
92 V* Z Cam CV* 08 25 13.1986690656 +73 06 39.284964108   12.006 11.927 11.712   ~ 554 0
93 CD-52 2467 * 08 38 22.9092124584 -52 56 48.041148444   11.61 10.93 10.81   ~ 40 0
94 IC 2391 OpC 08 41 17.5 -53 03 00           ~ 871 0
95 UPK 545 OpC 08 43 48.3 -58 34 44           ~ 24 0
96 * del01 Vel ** 08 44 42.226383 -54 42 31.75567           A2IV+A4V 214 0
97 NAME VELA MOL RIDGE MoC 08 53 -45.0           ~ 178 0
98 V* CV Vel SB* 09 00 37.9905129264 -51 33 20.066036652 5.88 6.55 6.69     B2V 158 0
99 * alf Lyr dS* 18 36 56.33635 +38 47 01.2802 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.07 0.10 A0V 2787 1
100 * alf Cyg sg* 20 41 25.91514 +45 16 49.2197 1.11 1.34 1.25 1.14 1.04 A2Ia 778 0
101 TOI-1496.01 Pl? 21 49 05.9238606048 +53 17 37.410063972           ~ 2 1
102 NAME Vela-Puppis Region reg ~ ~           ~ 23 0
103 NAME Psc-Eri Stream St* ~ ~           ~ 70 0

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