Lupus-TR-3 b

Lupus -TR -3 b is a potential exoplanet in the constellation Lupus (Wolf). The discovery of the object arises from the observation of a light loss of a stellar light source back ( Weldrake et al. 2008). The discovery was supported by measurements of the radial velocity, determined the orbital period to 3,914 days.

With the help of high -resolution images was found after the discovery that it is, in fact, is at least six, possibly seven, separate objects at the first held for a single star light source Lupus -TR- 3, which showed the observed decrease in brightness. The question of which of the observed star shows the transit, is the subject of ongoing investigations (as of Spring 2010). Thus, the originally derived values ​​for the possible exoplanets ( 0.8 Jupiter masses and 0.9 Jupiter radii ) are no longer valid.

Swell

• . Sackett et al: " Transits against Fainter Stars: The Power of Image Deconvolution "; In: The Astrophysical Journal, Vol 675, Issue 1, pp. L37 - L40. (2008)
• . Weldrake et al: " Lupus -TR- 3b: A Low -Mass transiting Hot Jupiter in the Galactic Plane? "; in: transiting Planets, Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union, IAU Symposium, Vol 253, pp. 55ff. (2008)

• Exoplanet
• Transit Planet
• Wolf ( constellation )