Kepler-17b
Kepler-17b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-17 in the constellation Cygnus (from the swan). It is a gas giant of the type called hot Jupiter. It has an orbital period of just under a day and a half, which Continue Reading
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Kepler-20c
Kepler-20c is an discovered planet that is similar in size to Neptune. Despite being the third farthest planet from the star Kepler-20, it has a lower orbit than Mercury, meaning it is a hot Neptune. Along with the other four Continue Reading
Qatar-2b
Kepler-12, also known as KIC 11804465 in the Kepler Input Catalog, is an early G-type star F Qatar-2 b is a gas giant exoplanet orbiting a K-type star. Its mass is 2.494 Jupiter, it takes 1.3 days to complete an Continue Reading
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
GJ436b
Gliese 436 b (GJ 436 b) is an exoplanet the size of Neptune, orbiting the red dwarf star Gliese 436.It was discovered in 2004, and was the first extrasolar planet on which it was determined to contain water. It is Continue Reading
GJ3470b
Gliese 3470 b, abbreviated as GJ 3470b, is an exoplanet orbiting the star Gliese 3470, located in the constellation Cancer. With a mass of just under 14 Earth masses and a radius of about 4.3 times that of Earth, it Continue Reading