OGLE-TR-56b [SEP] constellation
OGLE-TR-56b
OGLE-TR-56b is an extrasolar planet located approximately 1500 parsecs away in the constellation of Sagittarius, orbiting the star OGLE-TR-56. This planet was the first known exoplanet to be discovered with the transit method. The object was discovered by the OGLE project, announced on July 5, 2002 and confirmed on January 4, 2003 by the Doppler technique.
The period of this confirmed planet was the shortest until the confirmed discovery of WASP-12b on April 1, 2008. 
The short period and proximity of
). But unlike it, the planet has a radius comparable to Jupiter which is typical to other transiting planets detected by OGLE. However, those other planets tend to be more massive and orbit even closer than typical hot Jupiters. Therefore, this planet is an important "missing link" between the different types of transiting planets.
See also.
- HD 209458 b
- Lists of exoplanets
- OGLE-2005-BLG-390Lb
- OGLE-TR-10b
- OGLE-TR-56b
- OGLE-TR-113b
- OGLE2-TR-L9b