TrES-4b

TrES-4b
Extrasolar planet List of extrasolar planets

Size comparison of TrES-4 with Jupiter.
Parent star
Star GSC 02620-00648 A[1]
Constellation Hercules
Right ascension (α) 17h 53m 13s
Declination (δ) +37° 12′ 42″
Distance 1400 ± 200 ly
(430 ± 60 pc)
Spectral type F8[1]
Orbital elements
Semimajor axis (a) 0.05091 ± 0.00071[1] AU
Eccentricity (e) 0
Orbital period (P) 3.553945 ± 0.000075 d
Inclination (i) 82.86 ± 0.33[1]°
Semi-amplitude (K) 86.1 m/s
Physical characteristics
Mass (m) 0.919 ± 0.073[1] MJ
Radius (r) 1.799 ± 0.063[1] RJ
Surface gravity (g) 7.04 ± 1.12 m/s² (0.718 ± 0.114 g)
Temperature (T) 1782 ± 29[1] K
Discovery information
Discovery date 2006-2007
Discoverer(s) Mandushev et al.[2]
Detection method Transit
Discovery status Published
Other designations
TrES-4b
Database references
Extrasolar Planets
Encyclopaedia		 data
SIMBAD data

TrES-4b is an extrasolar planet discovered in 2006 and announced in 2007 by the Trans-Atlantic Exoplanet Survey using the transit method. It is 1,400 light-years (430 pc) away in the constellation Hercules.[2]

TrES-4 orbits its primary star GSC 02620-00648 every 3.5 days and eclipses it when viewed from Earth. It is 0.919 times as massive as Jupiter but 1.799 times the diameter, the largest planet ever found (next to WASP-17b, and that was on 1 May 2009), giving it an average density of only about 0.333 grams per cubic centimetre. This made TrES-4 both the largest known planet and the planet with the lowest known density at the time of its discovery.[1][2]

TrES-4's orbital radius is 0.05091 AU, giving it a predicted surface temperature of about 1782 K. This by itself is not enough to explain the planet's low density, however. It is not currently known why TrES-4 is so large. The probable cause is the proximity to a parent star that is 3–4 times more luminous than the Sun and the internal heat within the planet.[1][2]

A 2008 study concluded that the GSC 06200-00648 system (among others) is a binary star system allowing even more accurate determination of stellar and planetary parameters.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Daemgen et al.; Hormuth, F.; Brandner, W.; Bergfors, C.; Janson, M.; Hippler, S.; Henning, T. (2009). "Binarity of transit host stars - Implications for planetary parameters". Astronomy and Astrophysics 498: 567–574. Bibcode 2009A&A...498..567D. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/200810988. http://www.mpia.de/homes/henning/Publications/daemgen.pdf. 
  2. ^ a b c d Mandushev, Georgi; et al. (2007). "TrES-4: A Transiting Hot Jupiter of Very Low Density". The Astrophysical Journal Letters 667: L195–L198. Bibcode 2007ApJ...667L.195M. doi:10.1086/522115. 

External links

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Coordinates: 17h 53m 13s, +37° 12′ 42″