TrES-3: A Nearby, Massive, Transiting Hot Jupiter in a 31-Hour Orbit
TrES-3 and the Trans-atlantic Exoplanet Survey
The Trans-atlantic Exoplanet Survey (TrES) was a network of telescopes, Sleuth, PSST and STARE, that was used to search the skies for gas giants orbiting other stars that occasionally cross the disk of the stars. We were pleased to announce the discovery of our third planet, TrES-3 (original webpage).
Details of TrES-3, the Star
- Position: 17h 52m 07.03s +37d 32m 46.1s (J2000)
- V Magnitude: 12.4 magnitudes
- Mass: 0.90 solar masses
- Radius: 0.80 solas masses
Details of TrES-3, the Planet
- Orbital Period: 1.30619 days
- Semi-Major Axis: 0.0226 AU
- Orbital Inclination: 82.15 degrees
- Mass: 1.92 Jupiter masses
- Radius: 1.30 Jupiter radii
TrES-3 Press and Links
- Wikipedia entry.
- Greg Laughlin, of UC Santa Cruz and transitsearch.org, blogs about TrES-3 in “A Year in a Day”.
- Universe Today, “Newly Discovered Planet Orbits in Just 31 Hours”.
- Faulkes Telescope article.
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