TrES-2

Planetary system · 702.3 light-years away

TrES-2 is 702 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this G0 V star; the first was found in 2006 by transit (TrES).

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Worth knowing

TrES-2 b goes round its star every 2.47 days, 36 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

TrES-2 is one of 2 stars in its system. The position of the other star is not catalogued, so only TrES-2 and its planets are drawn.

The star

Spectral typeG0 V
Surface temperature5,850 K
Mass1.36 solar masses
Radius1.12 solar radii
Luminosity1.092 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude11.254
Ageabout 3.55 billion years
Distance from the Sun702.3 light-years (215.3 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 286.8085°, Dec 49.3164°
ConstellationDraco

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
TrES-2 b2.47 days0.0357 AU15.244 R⊕473.57 M⊕Transit, 2006

Values are the NASA Exoplanet Archive’s composite parameters. A radius marked estimated comes from a mass–radius relation; a mass marked minimum is M sin i. Planet sizes and colours in the 3D view are renderings: none of these worlds has been photographed as more than a point of light.

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