What it’s like to stand here
TrES-3 b
weight
2.71 g
sun
36.0× wider
sky
warm white

Illustration computed from this world’s measured and derived values, not a photograph.

Gas giant

TrES-3 b

Transit: spotted by the tiny, repeating dip in its star’s light each time the planet crosses in front of it.

TrES-3
host star
14.97 R⊕
radius
607 M⊕
mass · measured
1.3 days
orbital period
1365°C (2489°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
2.71 g
surface gravity (no solid surface · measured mass)
1.3 days
one year, in Earth time
36.0× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
warm white
midday sky tint
0.4×
how high you could jump vs Earth
likely
likely tidally locked: probably eternal day on one side, night on the other
How long to get there · 755 ly away
Jet airliner
905 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
1.2 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
755 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: survives
Warp 10
275 days
arrives thriving
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
EarthTrES-3 b is 15× the width of Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
TrES-3
G4 V · 1 planet
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Sibling worlds in this system

No other confirmed planets here yet. New ones auto-appear as telescopes report.

Zoom out: star → system → (soon) galaxy arm, host black hole, and a real image of the host galaxy.

Can you see it tonight? · observe
SMALL TELESCOPE NEEDED
Host-star brightnessmag 12.4
ConstellationHercules
To see the host star4-6" (100-150 mm) telescope
Gear bridge

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Illustration generated from TrES-3 b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.