Exoplanet

TrES-3 b

Orbiting TrES-3

Overview

TrES-3 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star TrES-3, discovered in 2007 using the Transit method. It is a Jupiter-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

14.97

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass

607.03

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

1.3

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

231.3

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

14.97

Mass (Earth masses)

607.03

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Sozzetti et al. 2009

Orbital Period

1.306days

Semi-Major Axis

0.0228+0.00020.0004au

Planet Mass (Earth masses)

607.03+23.8425.43

Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)

1.9100+0.07500.0800

Eccentricity

0.0000

Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude

369.00+11.0011.00m/s

Distance from Earth

231.3 pc (~755 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5650 K

Mass (Solar)

0.93 M☉

Radius (Solar)

0.83 R☉

Luminosity

-0.20 log L☉

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

268.0291°, 37.5463°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2007

Data Sources

Source ID: TrES-3 b

System Context

TrES-3 b orbits TrES-3 and was reported in 2007 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 14.98 Earth radii, a mass of 607.03 Earth masses, and an orbital period of 1.31 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 231.3 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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