TrES-4b
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TrES-4b is an extrasolar planet, and one of the largest exoplanets ever found. It was discovered in 2006, and announced in 2007, by the Trans-Atlantic Exoplanet Survey, using the transit method. It is approximately 1,400 light-years (430 pc) away orbiting the star GSC 02620-00648, in the constellation Hercules.[1]
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Discovery | |
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Discovered by | Mandushev et al[1] |
Discovery date | 2006–2007 |
Transit | |
Orbital characteristics | |
0.05091 ± 0.00071 AU (7.616 ± 0.106 million km)[2] | |
Eccentricity | 0 |
3.553945 ± 0.000075 d | |
Inclination | 82.86 ± 0.33[2] |
Semi-amplitude | 86.1 |
Star | GSC 02620-00648 A[2] |
Physical characteristics | |
1.799 ± 0.063[2] RJ | |
Mass | 0.919 ± 0.073[2] MJ |
7.04 ± 1.12 m/s2 (23.1 ± 3.7 ft/s2) 0.718 ± 0.114 g | |
Temperature | 1782±29 K (1,509 °C; 2,748 °F, equilibrium)[2] |
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