TrES-1

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Exoplanet
TrES-1 / TrES-1b

Size comparison with Jupiter

Size comparison with Jupiter
Constellation lyre
Position
equinox : J2000.0
Right ascension 19h 04m 09s
declination + 36 ° 37 ′ 57 ″
Orbit data
Central star GSC 02652-01324
Major semi-axis 0.0393 ± 0.0007 AU
eccentricity 0.135 ± 0.096
Period of circulation 3.030065 ± 0.000008
Further data
radius 1081  ++ 00:18−0.04
Dimensions 0.61 ± 0.06
distance 157 ± 6 pc
history
Date of discovery 2004

TrES-1 is an exoplanet orbiting the variable star GSC 02652-01324 with a period of 3.0301  days . The orbit around the central star has a major semi-axis of approx. 0.039 astronomical units and an eccentricity of approx. 0.14. The mass of the exoplanet is around 0.8 Jupiter's masses, its radius was determined to be around 1.1 Jupiter radii. The exoplanet was discovered using the transit method as part of the Trans-Atlantic Exoplanet Survey in 2004.

See also

swell

  • Jackson et al., ApJ 681, pp. 1631ff. (2008)

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