Is TrES-4 another planet or is it another term for jupiter?

Question

I got it from this article: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/08/070808-largest-planet.html

Answer 1

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TrES-4
no. its a completely different planet far far away

it is MUCH larger than jupiter there for its name shares no connections to jupiter

http://www.theworldnews.com.au/region.php?id=138980®ion=4


TrES = Trans-atlantic Exoplanet Survey
network of telescopes, Sleuth, PSST and STARE,

4 should dictate that it is the 3rd planet in the system (1 is usually for the star)
the star is http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GSC_02652-01324 GSC_02652-01324

In this case, TrES-1 - 4 are the planets discovered by the network

Answer 2

It's another planet circling another star. 1400 light years is a LONG way beyond our own solar system.

By the way, there's some unusually poor wording in there that I wouldn't have expected to get past Nat Geo. That is:

"Though 70 percent bigger than Jupiter, TrES-4 contains only three-quarters of the red giant's mass."

A red giant is a type of star, but here they use the expression to describe Jupiter. Jupiter is a giant planet, but is not red and shouldn't be described that way. Confusing for the uninitiated.

Answer 3

So did you read the article?
It says right in there that the planet is 1400 light years away in the constellation Hercules.
That should tell you that its not another name for Jupiter.