Exoplanets
6336 CONFIRMEDPlanets around other stars. None were confirmed before 1992; the catalogue now runs to thousands.
RANKED LISTS
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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
γ Cep b
Gas giant
6.60 M♃
46.00 ly
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Cepheus
γ Lib b
Gas giant
1.13 M♃
154.6 ly
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Libra
γ Lib c
Gas giant
5.23 M♃
154.6 ly
—
Libra
γ Psc b
Gas giant
1.34 M♃
134.7 ly
—
Pisces
ε CrB b
Gas giant
6.70 M♃
227.9 ly
—
Corona Borealis
ε Eri b
Gas giant
1.00 M♃
10.45 ly
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Eridanus
ε Ind A b
Gas giant
6.50 M♃
11.87 ly
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Indus
ε Tau b
Gas giant
7.19 M♃
155.0 ly
—
Taurus
ι Dra b
Gas giant
11.82 M♃
102.2 ly
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Draco
ι Dra c
Gas giant
15.60 M♃
102.2 ly
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Draco
κ And b
Gas giant
17.30 M♃
163.1 ly
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Andromeda
κ CrB b
Gas giant
2.17 M♃
98.06 ly
—
Corona Borealis
μ² Sco b
Gas giant
14.40 M♃
242.4 AU · μ² Sco
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Scorpius
μ Leo b
Gas giant
2.40 M♃
106.4 ly
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Leo
ν Oct A b
Gas giant
2.19 M♃
69.14 ly
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Octans
ν Oph b
Gas giant
22.21 M♃
150.7 ly
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Ophiuchus
ν Oph c
Gas giant
24.66 M♃
150.7 ly
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Ophiuchus
ξ Aql b
Gas giant
1.94 M♃
183.3 ly
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Aquila
ο CrB b
Gas giant
1.12 M♃
276.5 ly
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Corona Borealis
ο UMa b
Gas giant
3.65 M♃
179.1 ly
—
Ursa Major
π Men c
Neptune-like planet
3.63 M⊕
59.59 ly
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Mensa
π Men d
Neptune-like planet
13.38 M⊕
59.59 ly
—
Mensa
ρ CrB b
Gas giant
1.09 M♃
56.97 ly
—
Corona Borealis
ρ CrB c
Neptune-like planet
27.44 M⊕
56.97 ly
—
Corona Borealis
ρ CrB e
Super-Earth
3.71 M⊕
56.97 ly
—
Corona Borealis
τ Boo b
Gas giant
5.95 M♃
51.05 ly
—
Boötes
τ Cet f
Super-Earth
3.93 M⊕
11.75 ly
—
Cetus
τ Cet g
Terrestrial planet
1.75 M⊕
11.75 ly
—
Cetus
τ Cet h
Terrestrial planet
1.83 M⊕
11.75 ly
—
Cetus
τ Gem b
Gas giant
20.60 M♃
367.0 ly
—
Gemini
υ And b
Gas giant
0.69 M♃
43.72 ly
—
Andromeda
υ And c
Gas giant
13.98 M♃
43.72 ly
—
Andromeda
υ And d
Gas giant
10.25 M♃
43.72 ly
—
Andromeda
υ Leo b
Gas giant
0.51 M♃
171.5 ly
—
Leo
ψ¹ Dra B b
Gas giant
1.53 M♃
74.10 ly
—
Draco
ω Ser b
Gas giant
0.74 M♃
250.3 ly
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Serpens