Table 1
Properties of the BRITE-Constellation observations of the first 14 fields.
| Field | Sat | Field centre (RA2000, Dec2000) | Setup(s) | Observation start | Observation end | Time span (d) | Nsars | Observing mode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Ori-I-2013 | UBr | (5h30m, +0°30′) | 7 | 2013.11.07 | 2014.03.17 | 130.7 | 15 | S |
| BAb | as above | 3, 4 | 2013.12.01 | 2014.03.17 | 105.7 | 15 | S | ||
| 02 | Cen-I-2014 | UBr | (14h45m, −51°20′) | 4 | 2014.03.25 | 2014.08.17 | 145.3 | 30 | S |
| BAb | as above | 4 | 2014.04.09 | 2014.08.19 | 132.0 | 29 | S | ||
| BLb | as above | 1 | 2014.06.12 | 2014.07.08 | 26.6 | 15 | S | ||
| BTr | as above | 1 | 2014.06.27 | 2014.07.03 | 6.0 | 30 | S | ||
| 03 | Sgr-I-2014 | UBr | (18h00m, −30°20′) | 1 | 2014.04.29 | 2014.05.28 | 29.9 | 19 | S |
| 04 | Cyg-I-2014 | UBr | (20h40m, +40° 10′) | 1 | 2014.06.12 | 2014.07.01 | 19.0 | 25 | S |
| BTr | as above | 1, 2 | 2014.07.06 | 2014.09.23 | 79.8 | 32 | S | ||
| BLb | as above | 1, 2 | 2014.07.12 | 2014.11.24 | 135.0 | 22 | S | ||
| 05 | Per-I-2014 | UBr | (3h27m, +37° 06′) | 2, 3, 6, 7 | 2014.09.04 | 2015.02.18 | 167.9 | 33 | S/Ch |
| BAb | as above | 1-5 | 2014.09.13 | 2015.01.23 | 132.1 | 21 | S | ||
| 06 | Ori-II-2014 | BTr | (5h12m, −0°30′) | 1, 2, 3 | 2014.09.24 | 2014.12.04 | 70.9 | 34 | S |
| BAb | as above | 2, 3, 4 | 2014.09.25 | 2014.11.10 | 45.7 | 23 | S | ||
| BHr | as above | 2, 5, 7 | 2014.11.10 | 2015.03.14 | 123.3 | 26 | S | ||
| BLb | as above | 3, 6 | 2014.12.07 | 2015.03.16 | 99.8 | 25 | S | ||
| 07 | VelPup-I-2014 | BAb | (8h40m, −47°30′) | 1-7 | 2014.12.10 | 2015.05.23 | 163.8 | 32 | S/Ch |
| BTr | as above | 1-5 | 2014.12.19 | 2015.05.27 | 159.3 | 36 | S/Ch | ||
| 08 | VelPic-I-2015 | BHr | (7h14m, −50°40′) | 3, 4, 5 | 2015.03.16 | 2015.06.02 | 78.3 | 20 | S |
| 09 | Sco-I-2015 | UBr | (15h58m, −30°00′) | 1, 2, 3, 4 | 2015.02.20 | 2015.08.29 | 162.1 | 19 | Ch |
| BLb | as above | 1-6 | 2015.03.17 | 2015.08.26 | 162.0 | 20 | Ch | ||
| BAb | as above | 2 | 2015.03.28 | 2015.07.19 | 112.9 | 8 | Ch | ||
| BHr | as above | 3 | 2015.06.26 | 2015.08.28 | 63.8 | 19 | Ch | ||
| 10 | Cyg-II-2015 | BAb | (20h40m, +38°30′) | 1-5 | 2015.06.01 | 2015.08.24 | 83.4 | 20 | Ch |
| BTr | as above | 1-5 | 2015.06.11 | 2015.11.14 | 156.0 | 24 | Ch | ||
| UBr | as above | 2, 3, 4 | 2015.06.12 | 2015.11.04 | 145.9 | 18 | Ch | ||
| BLb | as above | 1, 2 | 2015.08.27 | 2015.09.21 | 25.3 | 25 | Ch | ||
| 11 | CasCep-I-2015 | BAb | (0h40m, +59°00′) | 1 | 2015.08.27 | 2015.10.26 | 59.1 | 12 | Ch |
| BHr | (23h25m, +62°04′) | 1, 2, 3 | 2015.08.29 | 2015.10.17 | 49.8 | 18 | Ch | ||
| BLb | as above | 2, 3, 4 | 2015.09.29 | 2015.10.17 | 18.2 | 15 | Ch | ||
| BTr | as above | 1, 2 | 2015.12.04 | 2016.01.20 | 47.7 | 7 | Ch | ||
| 12 | CMaPup-I-2015 | BLb | (7h12m, −24°50′) | 3, 4, 5 | 2015.10.26 | 2016.04.10 | 166.5 | 26 | Ch |
| BTr | as above | 1, 2, 3 | 2015.11.15 | 2016.04.18 | 156.6 | 21 | Ch | ||
| BHr | as above | 3, 4 | 2015.10.27 | 2016.04.14 | 169.3 | 17 | Ch | ||
| 13 | Ori-III-2015 | BAb | (5h19m, -0°45′) | 1, 2 | 2015.12.14 | 2016.02.15 | 63.3 | 17 | Ch |
| UBr | as above | 1, 2 | 2015.12.18 | 2016.02.24 | 68.8 | 16 | Ch | ||
| 14 | VelPup-II-2015 | BAb | (8h40m, −47°30′) | 1, 2 | 2015.12.17 | 2016.01.31 | 44.5 | 12 | Ch |
Notes. Columns are: field identification (Field), BRITE satellite (Sat), equatorial coordinates of the centre of the observed field for epoch 2000.0 (RA2000, Dec2000), setup number(s) (Setup(s)), observation start and end dates (Observation start, Observation end) in the format [yyyy.mm.dd], observation time span in days (Time span), the number of stars in the field (Nstars), and the observing mode used (S: stare mode, Ch: chopping mode).
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