Exoplanet

TrES-2 b

Orbiting TrES-2

Overview

TrES-2 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star TrES-2, discovered in 2006 using the Transit method. It is a Jupiter-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

15.24

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass

473.57

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

2.5

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

215.3

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

15.24

Mass (Earth masses)

473.57

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Stassun et al. 2017

Orbital Period

2.471+0.000−0.000days

Planet Mass (Earth masses)

473.57+69.92−69.92

Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)

1.4900+0.2200−0.2200

Eccentricity

0.0000

Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude

181.30+2.60−2.60m/s

Distance from Earth

215.3 pc (~702 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5850 K

Mass (Solar)

1.36 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.12 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

2

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

286.8085°, 49.3164°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2006

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: TrES-2 b

System Context

TrES-2 b orbits TrES-2 and was reported in 2006 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 15.24 Earth radii, a mass of 473.57 Earth masses, and an orbital period of 2.47 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 215.3 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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