Qatar-1b

Qatar-1b is a hot Jupiter orbiting a metal-rich K dwarf star, the first planet discovered by the Alsubai Project exoplanet transit method. The strategy used to select candidates for transiting planets from the photometry generated by the Alsubai Project instrument Continue Reading

TrES-5b

TrES-5, a massive hot Jupiter that transits the star GSC 03949-00967 every 1.48 days. From the spectroscopy of the star an effective stellar temperature of 5,171 +/- 36 K is estimated, and photometry of the high-precision transit B, R and Continue Reading

TrES-3b

TrES-3b is an extrasolar planet located approximately 1300 light-years away orbiting the star GSC 03089-00929. It has an orbital period of only 31 hours and is experiencing orbital decay from tidal effects. It has almost twice the mass of Jupiter. Continue Reading

TrES-2b

TrES-2b (or Kepler-1b) is an extrasolar planet orbiting the star GSC 03549-02811 located 750 light-years away. The planet’s mass and radius indicate that it is a gas giant with a global composition similar to Jupiter. Unlike Jupiter, but similar to Continue Reading

TrES-1b

TrES-1 is an extrasolar planet, orbiting the star GSC 02652-01324 in the constellation Lyra. It is located about 500 light-years from Earth. Due to its mass and radius the planet is quite possibly a Jovian Planet, with a composition similar Continue Reading

XO-1b

XO-1b (Also known as GSC 02041-01657b) is an extrasolar planet orbiting the star XO-1 in the constellation Corona Borealis, which is located about 600 light-years away. Their discovery is part of project XO’s efforts. Its radius and mass indicate that Continue Reading