TrES-1b
Sign in to saveTrES-1b is an extrasolar planet approximately 523 light-years away in the constellation of Lyra (the Lyre). The planet's mass and radius indicate that it is a Jovian planet with a similar bulk composition to Jupiter. Unlike Jupiter, but similar to many other planets detected around other stars, TrES-1 is located very close to its star, and belongs to the class of planets known as hot Jupiters. The planet was discovered orbiting around GSC 02652-01324 (an orange dwarf star).
Key facts
- Planet.name
- TrES-1b
- Planet.image
- Exoplanet Comparison TrES-1 b.png
- Planet.caption
- Size comparison of TrES-1 with Jupiter.
- Planet.discoverer
- TrES
- Planet.discovery_site
- Teide Observatory, Lowell Observatory, Palomar Observatory
- Planet.discovered
- 24 August 2004
- Planet.discovery_method
- Transit
- Planet.apsis
- astron
- Planet.semimajor
- AU
- Planet.period
- d
- Planet.inclination
- 88.2 ± 1
- Planet.star
- GSC 02652-01324
- Planet.mean_radius
- 1.067+0.18−0.04
- Planet.surface_grav
- 0.52 g
- Planet.single_temperature
- 1,060 ± 50
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Article
8 sectionsContents
- Detection and discovery
- Transit
- Radial velocity
- Rotation
- Physical characteristics
- See also
- References
- External links
TrES-1b is an extrasolar planet approximately 523 light-years away in the constellation of Lyra (the Lyre). The planet's mass and radius indicate that it is a Jovian planet with a similar bulk composition to Jupiter. Unlike Jupiter, but similar to many other planets detected around other stars, TrES-1 is located very close to its star, and belongs to the class of planets known as hot Jupiters. The planet was discovered orbiting around GSC 02652-01324 (an orange dwarf star).
==Detection and discovery== TrES-1b was discovered by the Trans-Atlantic Exoplanet Survey by detecting the transit of the planet across its parent star using a telescope. The discovery was confirmed by the Keck Observatory using the radial velocity method, which allowed its mass to be determined.