Exoplanets
6336 CONFIRMEDPlanets around other stars. None were confirmed before 1992; the catalogue now runs to thousands.
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PRIMER — 60 SECONDS
How they are found
Mostly indirectly: a planet crossing its star dims it by a fraction of a percent, or tugs it into a wobble measurable in the star's spectrum. Only a handful have been imaged directly.
The habitable zone
The orbital band where liquid water could exist on a surface. It says nothing about whether a planet has water, an atmosphere, or a surface at all.
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THE FAMOUS ONES
] 12 ENTRIESNAME
CLASS
MASS
DISTANCE
MAG
CONSTELLATION
WASP-12 b★
Gas giant
1.47 M♃
1393 ly
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Auriga
HD 209458 b★
Gas giant
0.73 M♃
157.5 ly
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Pegasus
51 Peg b★
Gas giant
0.61 M♃
50.43 ly
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Pegasus
HD 189733 b★
Gas giant
1.13 M♃
64.46 ly
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Vulpecula
GJ 1214 b★
Neptune-like planet
8.41 M⊕
47.76 ly
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Ophiuchus
K2-18 b★
Neptune-like planet
8.92 M⊕
124.0 ly
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Leo
Kepler-22 b★
Neptune-like planet
9.10 M⊕
634.8 ly
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Cygnus
Kepler-452 b★
Super-Earth
3.29 M⊕
1799 ly
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Cygnus
Kepler-186 f★
Terrestrial planet
1.71 M⊕
579.2 ly
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Cygnus
TRAPPIST-1 g★
Terrestrial planet
1.32 M⊕
40.54 ly
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Aquarius
TOI-700 d★
Terrestrial planet
1.25 M⊕
101.5 ly
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Dorado
TRAPPIST-1 f★
Terrestrial planet
1.04 M⊕
40.54 ly
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Aquarius
ALL CLASSESNEPTUNE-LIKE PLANET · 2391GAS GIANT · 2166SUPER-EARTH · 1196TERRESTRIAL PLANET · 576EXOPLANET · 7
BY CONSTELLATION · 88 REGIONS
CYGNUS · 1675LYRA · 1060DRACO · 304SAGITTARIUS · 230VIRGO · 199CANCER · 142AQUARIUS · 133SCORPIUS · 114TAURUS · 101CETUS · 99LEO · 91PISCES · 91URSA MAJOR · 91ERIDANUS · 88OPHIUCHUS · 85HYDRA · 84CENTAURUS · 83HERCULES · 68CASSIOPEIA · 50CEPHEUS · 45CARINA · 44LIBRA · 44PUPPIS · 44ANDROMEDA · 43BOÖTES · 40ORION · 40PEGASUS · 40VELA · 39CAMELOPARDALIS · 38SEXTANS · 38HYDRUS · 36MONOCEROS · 36PHOENIX · 34PICTOR · 34CANIS MAJOR · 33FORNAX · 33LEPUS · 33AQUILA · 30GEMINI · 29ARIES · 28PERSEUS · 28RETICULUM · 28COMA BERENICES · 27URSA MINOR · 27VOLANS · 27SCULPTOR · 26SERPENS · 26PAVO · 25TUCANA · 25CAPRICORNUS · 23LUPUS · 23MENSA · 23OCTANS · 23DORADO · 22LYNX · 22CRATER · 21AURIGA · 20TELESCOPIUM · 20ARA · 19CANES VENATICI · 19LEO MINOR · 19HOROLOGIUM · 18GRUS · 16MICROSCOPIUM · 16COLUMBA · 15CAELUM · 14CORONA BOREALIS · 14VULPECULA · 14APUS · 13CANIS MINOR · 13MUSCA · 12CHAMAELEON · 11INDUS · 11LACERTA · 11PISCIS AUSTRINUS · 11ANTLIA · 10PYXIS · 10CORVUS · 9DELPHINUS · 9SAGITTA · 8EQUULEUS · 7NORMA · 6CIRCINUS · 5CORONA AUSTRALIS · 5SCUTUM · 5TRIANGULUM · 4TRIANGULUM AUSTRALE · 4CRUX · 3
EPIC 249893012 b
Super-Earth
8.75 M⊕
1048 ly
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Libra
EPIC 249893012 c
Neptune-like planet
14.67 M⊕
1048 ly
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Libra
EPIC 249893012 d
Neptune-like planet
10.18 M⊕
1048 ly
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Libra
FU Tau b
Gas giant
16.00 M♃
435.4 ly
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Taurus
G 192-15 b
Terrestrial planet
1.03 M⊕
31.09 ly
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Auriga
G 192-15 c
Neptune-like planet
14.30 M⊕
31.09 ly
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Auriga
G 196-3 b
Gas giant
26.00 M♃
71.07 ly
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Ursa Major
G 261-6 b
Terrestrial planet
1.37 M⊕
34.66 ly
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Draco
G 264-012 b
Super-Earth
2.50 M⊕
52.21 ly
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Cepheus
G 264-012 c
Super-Earth
3.75 M⊕
52.21 ly
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Cepheus
G 268-110 b
Terrestrial planet
1.52 M⊕
0.01283 AU · G 268-110
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Cetus
G 9-40 b
Super-Earth
4.00 M⊕
91.09 ly
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Cancer
Gaia-1 b
Gas giant
1.68 M♃
1186 ly
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Orion
Gaia22dkvL b
Gas giant
0.59 M♃
4142 ly
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Carina
Gaia23braL b
Gas giant
1.63 M♃
14 123 ly
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Carina
Gaia-2 b
Gas giant
0.82 M♃
682.4 ly
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Camelopardalis
Gaia-4 b
Gas giant
11.80 M♃
239.7 ly
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Canes Venatici
Gaia-5 b
Gas giant
20.87 M♃
134.3 ly
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Cygnus
GJ 1002 b
Terrestrial planet
1.08 M⊕
15.81 ly
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Cetus
GJ 1002 c
Terrestrial planet
1.36 M⊕
15.81 ly
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Cetus
GJ 1061 b
Terrestrial planet
1.11 M⊕
11.98 ly
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Horologium
GJ 1061 c
Terrestrial planet
1.81 M⊕
11.98 ly
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Horologium
GJ 1061 d
Terrestrial planet
1.67 M⊕
11.98 ly
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Horologium
GJ 1132 b
Terrestrial planet
1.84 M⊕
41.14 ly
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Vela
GJ 1132 c
Super-Earth
2.91 M⊕
41.14 ly
—
Vela
GJ 1137 c
Neptune-like planet
5.12 M⊕
93.01 ly
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Antlia
GJ 1148 b
Gas giant
0.30 M♃
35.92 ly
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Ursa Major
GJ 1148 c
Gas giant
0.21 M♃
35.92 ly
—
Ursa Major
GJ 1151 c
Neptune-like planet
10.62 M⊕
26.21 ly
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Ursa Major
GJ 1214 b★
Neptune-like planet
8.41 M⊕
47.76 ly
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Ophiuchus
GJ 1252 b
Terrestrial planet
1.32 M⊕
66.45 ly
—
Telescopium
GJ 1265 b
Neptune-like planet
7.40 M⊕
33.44 ly
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Aquarius
GJ 1289 b
Neptune-like planet
6.27 M⊕
27.24 ly
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Andromeda
GJ 143 b
Neptune-like planet
22.70 M⊕
53.23 ly
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Reticulum
GJ 15 A b
Super-Earth
3.03 M⊕
11.62 ly
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Andromeda
GJ 15 A c
Gas giant
0.11 M♃
11.62 ly
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Andromeda
GJ 160.2 b
Neptune-like planet
10.20 M⊕
84.33 ly
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Eridanus
GJ 163 b
Neptune-like planet
10.60 M⊕
49.34 ly
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Dorado
GJ 163 c
Neptune-like planet
6.80 M⊕
49.34 ly
—
Dorado
GJ 163 d
Neptune-like planet
29.40 M⊕
49.34 ly
—
Dorado
GJ 179 b
Gas giant
0.95 M♃
40.30 ly
—
Orion
GJ 180 b
Neptune-like planet
6.49 M⊕
38.95 ly
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Eridanus
GJ 180 c
Neptune-like planet
6.40 M⊕
38.95 ly
—
Eridanus
GJ 180 d
Neptune-like planet
7.56 M⊕
38.95 ly
—
Eridanus
GJ 2030 b
Neptune-like planet
4.77 M⊕
120.9 ly
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Eridanus
GJ 2030 c
Gas giant
12.80 M♃
120.9 ly
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Eridanus
GJ 2056 b
Neptune-like planet
16.20 M⊕
92.77 ly
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Canis Major
GJ 2126 b
Gas giant
1.30 M♃
124.4 ly
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Scorpius
GJ 229 A c
Neptune-like planet
8.58 M⊕
18.77 ly
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Lepus
GJ 229 b
Neptune-like planet
14.94 M⊕
18.77 ly
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Lepus
GJ 238 b
Terrestrial planet
0.13 M⊕
49.62 ly
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Pictor
GJ 251 b
Super-Earth
3.85 M⊕
18.20 ly
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Gemini
GJ 251 c
Super-Earth
3.88 M⊕
18.20 ly
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Gemini
GJ 27.1 b
Neptune-like planet
13.00 M⊕
76.99 ly
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Phoenix
GJ 273 b
Super-Earth
2.89 M⊕
19.31 ly
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Canis Minor
GJ 273 c
Terrestrial planet
1.18 M⊕
19.31 ly
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Canis Minor
GJ 3021 b
Gas giant
3.37 M♃
57.26 ly
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Hydrus
GJ 3082 b
Neptune-like planet
8.20 M⊕
54.20 ly
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Phoenix
GJ 3090 b
Neptune-like planet
4.52 M⊕
73.30 ly
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Phoenix
GJ 3090 c
Neptune-like planet
10.00 M⊕
73.30 ly
—
Phoenix
GJ 3138 b
Terrestrial planet
1.78 M⊕
92.86 ly
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Cetus
GJ 3138 c
Super-Earth
4.18 M⊕
92.86 ly
—
Cetus
GJ 3138 d
Neptune-like planet
10.50 M⊕
92.86 ly
—
Cetus
GJ 317 b
Gas giant
2.50 M♃
49.57 ly
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Pyxis
GJ 317 c
Gas giant
1.43 M♃
49.57 ly
—
Pyxis
GJ 3222 b
Neptune-like planet
11.44 M⊕
59.48 ly
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Eridanus
GJ 328 b
Gas giant
2.51 M♃
66.95 ly
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Hydra
GJ 328 c
Neptune-like planet
21.40 M⊕
66.95 ly
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Hydra
GJ 3293 b
Neptune-like planet
23.54 M⊕
65.85 ly
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Eridanus
GJ 3293 c
Neptune-like planet
21.09 M⊕
65.85 ly
—
Eridanus
GJ 3293 d
Neptune-like planet
7.60 M⊕
65.85 ly
—
Eridanus
GJ 3293 e
Super-Earth
3.28 M⊕
65.85 ly
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Eridanus
GJ 3323 b
Terrestrial planet
2.02 M⊕
17.53 ly
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Eridanus
GJ 3323 c
Super-Earth
2.31 M⊕
17.53 ly
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Eridanus
GJ 3341 b
Neptune-like planet
6.60 M⊕
77.03 ly
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Columba
GJ 3378 b
Super-Earth
2.30 M⊕
25.19 ly
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Camelopardalis
GJ 338 B b
Neptune-like planet
10.60 M⊕
20.65 ly
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Ursa Major
GJ 341 b
Terrestrial planet
4.00 M⊕
34.10 ly
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Carina
GJ 3470 b
Neptune-like planet
13.90 M⊕
95.96 ly
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Cancer
GJ 3473 b
Super-Earth
1.86 M⊕
89.25 ly
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Canis Minor
GJ 3473 c
Neptune-like planet
7.41 M⊕
89.25 ly
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Canis Minor
GJ 3512 b
Gas giant
0.46 M♃
30.94 ly
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Ursa Major
GJ 3512 c
Gas giant
0.45 M♃
30.94 ly
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Ursa Major
GJ 357 b
Terrestrial planet
1.83 M⊕
30.80 ly
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Hydra
GJ 357 c
Super-Earth
3.40 M⊕
30.80 ly
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Hydra
GJ 357 d
Neptune-like planet
6.10 M⊕
30.80 ly
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Hydra
GJ 3634 b
Neptune-like planet
8.40 M⊕
66.46 ly
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Hydra
GJ 367 b
Terrestrial planet
0.50 M⊕
30.70 ly
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Vela
GJ 367 c
Super-Earth
4.13 M⊕
30.70 ly
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Vela
GJ 367 d
Neptune-like planet
6.03 M⊕
30.70 ly
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Vela
GJ 3779 b
Neptune-like planet
8.00 M⊕
44.82 ly
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Coma Berenices
GJ 3929 b
Terrestrial planet
1.75 M⊕
51.56 ly
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Corona Borealis
GJ 3929 c
Neptune-like planet
5.71 M⊕
51.56 ly
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Corona Borealis
GJ 393 b
Terrestrial planet
1.71 M⊕
22.93 ly
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Sextans
GJ 3942 b
Neptune-like planet
7.14 M⊕
55.21 ly
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Draco
GJ 3988 b
Super-Earth
3.69 M⊕
32.32 ly
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Draco
GJ 3998 b
Super-Earth
2.50 M⊕
59.18 ly
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Ophiuchus
GJ 3998 c
Neptune-like planet
6.82 M⊕
59.18 ly
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Ophiuchus
GJ 3998 d
Neptune-like planet
6.07 M⊕
59.18 ly
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Ophiuchus
GJ 411 b
Super-Earth
2.69 M⊕
18.51 ly
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Ursa Major