OGLE-TR-10b

Also known as NAME OGLE-TR-10b, OGLE-TR-10 b, TIC 130150682b

OGLE-TR-10b is an extrasolar planet orbiting the star OGLE-TR-10.

Key facts

Planet.name: OGLE-TR-10b
Planet.image: Exoplanet Comparison OGLE-TR-10 b.png
Planet.caption: Size comparison of OGLE-TR-10b with Jupiter.
Planet.discoverer: Konacki et al.
Planet.discovery_site: Las Campanas Observatory in Chile
Planet.discovered: Dec 20, 2002
Planet.discovery_method: Transit
Planet.apsis: astron
Planet.period: 3.10129 ± 0.00001 d
Planet.inclination: 84.5 ± 0.6
Planet.semi amplitude: 100 ± 43
Planet.star: OGLE-TR-10

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OGLE-TR-10b is an extrasolar planet orbiting the star OGLE-TR-10.

The planet was first detected by the Optical Gravitational Lensing Experiment (OGLE) survey in 2002. The star, OGLE-TR-10, was seen dimming by a tiny amount every three days. The transit lightcurve resembles that of HD 209458 b, the first transiting extrasolar planet. However, the mass of the object had to be measured by the radial velocity method because other objects like red dwarfs and brown dwarfs can mimic the planetary transit. In late 2004 it was confirmed as the fifth planetary discovery by OGLE.