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TrES-2 b | Exoplanets | Apex Andromeda | Apex Andromeda

Planets/Exoplanets/TrES-2 b

Confirmed exoplanet · Gas Giant

TrES-2 b

Orbiting TrES-2

Discovered in 2006 using Transit. This page reflects the latest synchronized NASA Exoplanet Archive composite record.

NASA Archive record ↗Back to catalog →

Generic gas giant catalog artwork; not a direct image of TrES-2 b — Generic category artwork—not a direct imageApex Andromeda catalog artwork

Discovery: 2,006
Method: Transit
Radius: 15.24424 R⊕
Mass: 473.5667 M⊕
Orbit: 2.47063 days
Distance: 215.32 pc

Planet profile

Orbit and physical properties

Orbital period: 2.47063 days
Semi-major axis: 0.03568 AU
Eccentricity: 0
Radius: 15.24424 Earth radii
Mass: 473.5667 Earth masses
Mass provenance: Mass
Density: 0.884 g/cm³
Equilibrium temperature: 1,466 K
Insolation: 903.864 Earth flux

Host system

Star and system properties

Host star: TrES-2
Stars in system: 2
Known planets in system: 1
Spectral type: G0 V
Stellar temperature: 5,850 K
Stellar radius: 1.12 R☉
Stellar mass: 1.36 M☉
Stellar metallicity: -0.15 dex
Stellar age: 3.55 Gyr
Distance: 215.32 parsecs
Right ascension: 19h07m14.05s
Declination: +49d18m59.12s

Discovery

Detection and provenance

Discovery method: Transit
Discovery year: 2,006
Publication date: 2006-11
Discovery locale: Ground
Facility: TrES
Telescope: 0.10 m Schmidt Telescope
Instrument: 2K CCD Sensor
NASA Exoplanet Archive: Open composite record ↗

Visual archive

Gallery

One image from TrES-2 b.

Generic gas giant catalog artwork; not a direct image of TrES-2 b — Apex Andromeda catalog artwork