Lupus-TR-3 b

Lupus-TR-3 b Image

Description: Lupus-TR-3b is an extrasolar planet orbiting the star Lupus-TR-3. The planet was discovered in 2007 by personnel from the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian observing at the Siding Spring Observatory in Australia, by the transit method.

Physical Properties

Mass (Jupiter mass): 0.81 MJ

Radius (Jupiter radius): 0.89 RJ

Density: 1.4 g/cm³

Equilibrium Temperature: Unknown

Orbital Parameters

Orbital Period: 3.91405 days

Semi-major Axis: 0.0464 AU

Eccentricity: Unknown

Inclination: 88.3°

Host Star Properties

Host Star: Lupus-TR-3

Spectral Type: Unknown

Temperature: 5000.0 K

Stellar Mass: 0.87 M

Stellar Radius: 0.82 R

Discovery Information

Planet Letter: b

Object ID: 3.11397

Host ID: 2.103419

Discovery Date: 2008-03

Discovery Year: 2007

Discovery Method: Transit

Discovery Locale: Ground

Discovery Facility: Multiple Observatories

Discovery Instrument: Multiple Instruments

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