TrES-3b
Sign in to saveTrES-3b is an extrasolar planet orbiting the star GSC 03089-00929. It has an orbital period of just 31 hours and nearly twice the mass of Jupiter.
Key facts
- Planet.name
- TrES-3b / Umbäässa
- Planet.image
- Exoplanet Comparison TrES-3 b.png
- Planet.caption
- Size comparison of TrES-3b with Jupiter.
- Planet.discoverer
- O'Donovan et al.
- Planet.discovery_site
- United States
- Planet.discovered
- 2007
- Planet.discovery_method
- Transit
- Planet.apsis
- astron
- Planet.period
- 1.30619 ± 0.00005 d
- Planet.inclination
- 82.15
- Planet.star
- GSC 03089-00929
- Planet.mean_radius
- 1.341 ± 0.081
- Planet.mass
- 1.92 ± 0.23
- Planet.surface_grav
- 2.7 g
- Planet.single_temperature
- 1555 K
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TrES-3b is an extrasolar planet orbiting the star GSC 03089-00929. It has an orbital period of just 31 hours and nearly twice the mass of Jupiter.
The planet TrES-3b is named Umbäässa. The name was selected in the NameExoWorlds campaign by Liechtenstein, during the 100th anniversary of the IAU. In the local dialect of southern Liechtenstein, Umbäässa is a small and barely visible ant.