WASP-3b

WASP-3b is an extrasolar planet orbiting the star WASP-3 located over 727 light-years away in the constellation Lyra. It was discovered via the transit method by SuperWASP, and follow up radial velocity observations confirmed that WASP-3b is a planet. The planet's mass and radius indicate that it is a gas giant with a similar bulk composition to Jupiter. WASP-3b has such an orbital distance around its star to classify it in the class of planets known as hot Jupiters and has an atmospheric temperature of approximately 1983 K.
WASP-3b undergoes no detectable gravitational tugging from other bodies in this system.
==See also==
* SuperWASP
==References==
* UK planet hunters announce three new finds (PDF requires acrobat reader)
==External links==
* SuperWASP Homepage
* WASP-3 light curve using differential photometry
Category:Exoplanets
Category:Exoplanets discovered in 2007
Category:Gas giants
Category:Hot Jupiters
Category:Transiting exoplanets
Category:Lyra (constellation)