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Table 2

Overview of BRITE observations.

Satellite name Passband Orbital period Contiguous time JD start JD end Range in CCDT
[min] [min] –2 450 000 [°C]

BRITE-Austria blue 100.4 6–16 6756.287 6887.910 17–38
BRITE-Lem blue 99.6 10–12 6820.808 6857.456 12–17
UniBRITE red 100.4 9–14 6742.186 6887.471 16–40
BRITE-Toronto red 98.2 17 6835.817 6841.783 13–16

Notes. “Contiguous time” denotes the typical time interval per orbit, during which exposures were made.

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