The top TPF-C target stars on The Deep Sky. Mousing over crosshair
reveals star's HIP#.
TPF-C's Top 136 Target Stars
Details on the 136 most productive stars for the Coronographic Terrestrial Planet Finder mission (TPF-C)
544- 910
- 950
- 1599
- 2021
- 3093
- 3583
- 3821
- 3909
- 4151
- 5862
- 7513
- 7978
- 8102
- 8362
- 10138
- 10798
- 12653
- 12777
- 13402
- 14632
- 15330
- 15457
- 15510
- 16245
- 16852
- 17651
- 18859
- 19849
- 19893
- 22263
- 22449
- 23311
- 23693
- 24813
- 25110
- 25278
- 26394
- 26779
- 27072
- 27435
- 28103
- 29271
- 29650
- 29800
- 29860
- 32439
- 32480
- 33277
- 34017
- 34065
- 34834
- 35136
- 36439
- 38908
- 39780
- 40035
- 40693
- 40702
- 40843
- 41926
- 42438
- 43587
- 43726
- 44897
- 47592
- 48113
- 49081
- 50564
- 50954
- 51523
- 53721
- 56452
- 56997
- 57443
- 57757
- 58576
- 59072
- 59199
- 61174
- 62207
- 64394
- 64792
- 64924
- 70497
- 71284
- 71681
- 71683
- 71957
- 72567
- 73184
- 73996
- 75181
- 76829
- 77952
- 78072
- 79672
- 80337
- 81300
- 84862
- 85235
- 86486
- 86614
- 86736
- 86796
- 88175
- 88694
- 88972
- 89348
- 91438
- 92043
- 96100
- 97295
- 97675
- 98470
- 98767
- 98819
- 98959
- 99240
- 99825
- 100017
- 102485
- 103389
- 105858
- 107350
- 107649
- 108870
- 109422
- 110649
- 111449
- 112447
- 113357
- 114622
- 114924
- 114948
- 116771
| Rank | HIP# |
| 1 | 71683 |
| 2 | 71681 |
| 3 | 8102 |
| 4 | 3821 |
| 5 | 99240 |
| 6 | 2021 |
| 7 | 22449 |
| 8 | 27072 |
| 9 | 15510 |
| 10 | 19849 |
| 11 | 1599 |
| 12 | 108870 |
| 13 | 64394 |
| 14 | 105858 |
| 15 | 14632 |
| 16 | 57757 |
| 17 | 78072 |
| 18 | 96100 |
| 19 | 12777 |
| 20 | 64924 |
| 21 | 15457 |
| 22 | 7513 |
| 23 | 23693 |
| 24 | 57443 |
| 25 | 16852 |
| 26 | 116771 |
| 27 | 24813 |
| 28 | 73184 |
| 29 | 114622 |
| 30 | 70497 |
| 31 | 102485 |
| 32 | 29271 |
| 33 | 59199 |
| 34 | 71284 |
| Rank | HIP# |
| 35 | 47592 |
| 36 | 53721 |
| 37 | 25278 |
| 38 | 5862 |
| 39 | 112447 |
| 40 | 56997 |
| 41 | 28103 |
| 42 | 99825 |
| 43 | 86796 |
| 44 | 50954 |
| 45 | 8362 |
| 46 | 77952 |
| 47 | 3909 |
| 48 | 76829 |
| 49 | 81300 |
| 50 | 80337 |
| 51 | 86736 |
| 52 | 56452 |
| 53 | 4151 |
| 54 | 84862 |
| 55 | 32480 |
| 56 | 15330 |
| 57 | 17651 |
| 58 | 49081 |
| 59 | 61174 |
| 60 | 22263 |
| 61 | 48113 |
| 62 | 58576 |
| 63 | 109422 |
| 64 | 3093 |
| 65 | 910 |
| 66 | 40843 |
| 67 | 64792 |
| 68 | 79672 |
| Rank | HIP# |
| 69 | 113357 |
| 70 | 13402 |
| 71 | 23311 |
| 72 | 12653 |
| 73 | 97675 |
| 74 | 73996 |
| 75 | 42438 |
| 76 | 91438 |
| 77 | 29800 |
| 78 | 10138 |
| 79 | 92043 |
| 80 | 75181 |
| 81 | 40693 |
| 82 | 107649 |
| 83 | 43587 |
| 84 | 32439 |
| 85 | 34065 |
| 86 | 35136 |
| 87 | 7978 |
| 88 | 38908 |
| 89 | 18859 |
| 90 | 3583 |
| 91 | 97295 |
| 92 | 98767 |
| 93 | 50564 |
| 94 | 25110 |
| 95 | 36439 |
| 96 | 110649 |
| 97 | 544 |
| 98 | 40702 |
| 99 | 59072 |
| 100 | 29650 |
| 101 | 16245 |
| 102 | 26779 |
| Rank | HIP# |
| 103 | 71957 |
| 104 | 51523 |
| 105 | 26394 |
| 106 | 33277 |
| 107 | 19893 |
| 108 | 27435 |
| 109 | 86486 |
| 110 | 34834 |
| 111 | 98819 |
| 112 | 950 |
| 113 | 114924 |
| 114 | 88972 |
| 115 | 10798 |
| 116 | 86614 |
| 117 | 29860 |
| 118 | 72567 |
| 119 | 100017 |
| 120 | 41926 |
| 121 | 88694 |
| 122 | 62207 |
| 123 | 111449 |
| 124 | 114948 |
| 125 | 43726 |
| 126 | 98470 |
| 127 | 107350 |
| 128 | 103389 |
| 129 | 39780 |
| 130 | 89348 |
| 131 | 40035 |
| 132 | 34017 |
| 133 | 85235 |
| 134 | 98959 |
| 135 | 44897 |
| 136 | 88175 |
References and Credits
TPF target stars: "Photometric and Obscurational Completeness"
(R.
Brown, ApJ, in press; http://sco.stsci.edu/tpf_downloads/photometric_completeness_jan05.pdf)
The Deep Sky: Axel Mellinger, University of Potsdam, Germany, used with
permission.
(http://home.arcor-online.de/axel.mellinger/)
The Infrared Sky: 2MASS/J. Carpenter, M. Skrutskie, R. Hurt
The Infrared Milky Way: 2MASS/J. Carpenter, T. H. Jarrett, & R. Hurt
Visit Jim Kaler's Stars and Stars of the Week: http://www.astro.uiuc.edu/~kaler/sow/pp.html
Atlas Image mosaic obtained as part of the Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS), a joint project of the University of Massachusetts and the Infrared Processing and Analysis Center/California Institute of Technology, funded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the National Science Foundation
This research has made use of data obtained from or software provided by the US National Virtual Observatory, which is sponsored by the National Science Foundation.