01-June-2007, 07:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Kullat Nunu
* TrES survey has found its third planet. TrES-3 is "a nearby, massive, transiting hot Jupiter in a 31-hour orbit". No further information available.
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Lowell Observatory: Massive Transiting Planet with 31-hour Year Found Around Distant Star
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Flagstaff, Ariz.– An international team of astronomers with the Trans-atlantic Exoplanet Survey today announce the discovery of their third planet, TrES-3. The new planet was identified by astronomers looking for transiting planets – that is, planets that pass in front of their home star – using a network of small automated telescopes in Arizona, California, and the Canary Islands. TrES-3 was discovered in the constellation Hercules about 10 degrees west of Vega, the brightest star in the summer skies.
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