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ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS
Volume 373, Issue 3, Pages L21-L24Publisher
EDP SCIENCES S A
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20010788
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astrometry; stars : individual (v Andromedae); planetary systems; space vehicles; methods : data analysis
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We use detailed numerical simulations and the v Andromedae planetary system as a template to evaluate the capability of the ESA Cornerstone Mission GAIA in detecting and measuring multiple planets around solar-type stars in the neighborhood of the Solar System. For the outer two planets of the v Andromedae system, GAIA high-precision global astrometric measurements would provide estimates of the full set of orbital elements and masses accurate to better than 1-10%, and would be capable of addressing the coplanarity issue by determining the true geometry of the system with uncertainties of order of a few degrees. Finally, we discuss the generalization to a variety of configurations of potential planetary systems in the solar neighborhood for which GAIA could provide accurate measurements of unique value for the science of extra-solar planets.
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