Spectroscopic and Photometric Observations of Kepler Asteroseismic Targets

We summarize our ground‐based program of spectroscopic and photometric observations of the asteroseismic targets of the Kepler space telescope. We have already determined atmospheric parameters, projected velocity of rotation, and radial velocity of 62 Kepler asteroseismic targets and 33 other stars in the Kepler field of view. We discovered six single‐lined and two double‐lined spectroscopic binaries, we determined the interstellar reddening for 29 stars in the Kepler field of view, and discovered three δ Sct, two γ Dor and 14 other variable stars in the field of NGC 6866.