Lupus-TR-3 is a star with 0.87 times the mass of the Sun, and 0.82 times its radius. It is located 2522.52 light years away from the solar system.
Lupus-TR-3 is known to have 1 exoplanets in orbit around it.
Lupus-TR-3 b was discovered by the Multiple Observatories observatory, in 2008-03, using the transit method. Its semi-major axis is 0.05 astronomical units, as compared to Earth's which is 1 astronomical unit. The mass of Lupus-TR-3 b is 257.580 times the mass of Earth. The radius of Lupus-TR-3 b is 9.976 that of Earth. At more than 50 Earth masses, Lupus-TR-3 b is a gas giant, a planet whose mass is mostly made up of hydrogen and helium, like Jupiter and Saturn in our solar system.