Exoplanets
6,372 confirmed planets around other stars: the real catalog, from the NASA Exoplanet Archive.
Every world below is a confirmed discovery. Data: NASA Exoplanet Archive (Caltech/IPAC), planetary systems composite table, cached Sep 27, 2026. Values are the archive’s best estimates and carry uncertainties; blank cells mean the quantity has not been measured, never guessed.
Worlds worth knowing4
Where the known planets sit
Each dot is a confirmed planet, placed by the length of its year and by its size. The rings mark our own Solar System for scale.
- Transit
- Radial velocity
- Other methods
- Solar System planets
5,964 of the 5,972 planets with a known period and radius are drawn; the rest fall outside these axes. Radii of planets that do not transit are usually estimated from their mass. Tap or hover a dot for its name. Source: NASA Exoplanet Archive, updated Sep 27, 2026.
Discoveries by year, and how they were made
Since 2010, transit surveys have found more planets than the wobble method every year. Hover or tap a year for its breakdown.
- Transit 4,709
- Radial velocity 1,202
- Other methods 461
Show these numbers as a table
| Year | Transit | Radial velocity | Other methods | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 202 | 44 | 37 | 283 |
| 2025 | 144 | 61 | 40 | 245 |
| 2024 | 187 | 29 | 44 | 260 |
| 2023 | 225 | 56 | 42 | 323 |
| 2022 | 192 | 115 | 60 | 367 |
| 2021 | 457 | 77 | 30 | 564 |
| 2020 | 164 | 46 | 24 | 234 |
| 2019 | 107 | 65 | 22 | 194 |
| 2018 | 244 | 38 | 26 | 308 |
| 2017 | 87 | 48 | 17 | 152 |
| 2016 | 1,432 | 58 | 14 | 1,504 |
| 2015 | 99 | 46 | 10 | 155 |
| 2014 | 810 | 48 | 14 | 872 |
| 2013 | 79 | 34 | 15 | 128 |
| 2012 | 94 | 39 | 11 | 144 |
| 2011 | 80 | 49 | 12 | 141 |
| 2010 | 46 | 37 | 10 | 93 |
| 2009 | 18 | 66 | 3 | 87 |
| 2008 | 15 | 36 | 11 | 62 |
| 2007 | 16 | 34 | 2 | 52 |
| 2006 | 5 | 21 | 6 | 32 |
| 2005 | 0 | 33 | 3 | 36 |
| 2004 | 5 | 18 | 4 | 27 |
| 2003 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 22 |
| 2002 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 29 |
| 2001 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| 2000 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 16 |
| 1999 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| 1998 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1996 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
2026 is a partial year. Source: NASA Exoplanet Archive, updated Sep 27, 2026.
| Planet | Distance (ly) | Radius (Earths) | Mass (Earths) | Year (days) | Temp (°C)* | Found | Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| bet Pic b | 64.4 | 18.49 | 2,765.1 | 8,682.0 | 1,339 | 2008 | Imaging |
| 2MASS J21252752-8138278 b | 111.3 | 12.40 | 3,813.9 | — | 1,343 | 2024 | Imaging |
| G 196-3 b | 71.1 | 12.00 | 8,263.5 | — | 1,397 | 2024 | Imaging |
| 1RXS J160929.1-210524 b | 453.8 | 18.65 | 3,000.0 | — | 1,427 | 2008 | Imaging |
| 2MASS J0249-0557 c | 215.5 | 17.37 | 3,616.9 | — | 1,450 | 2018 | Imaging |
| kap And b | 163.1 | 15.92 | 5,498.4 | — | 1,518 | 2012 | Imaging |
| CFHTWIR-Oph 98 b | — | 20.85 | 2,479.1 | 8,040,000.0 | 1,527 | 2020 | Imaging |
| HD 106906 b | 336.0 | 12.40 | 3,496.0 | — | 1,527 | 2013 | Imaging |
| ROXs 42 B b | 468.3 | 12.50 | 2,860.0 | — | 1,702 | 2013 | Imaging |
| WISPIT 2 c | 440.0 | 17.93 | 3,178.3 | — | 1,777 | 2026 | Imaging |
| HIP 81208 C b | 481.2 | 12.30 | 4,703.9 | 104,100.0 | 1,777 | 2023 | Imaging |
| V2376 Ori b | — | 87.21 | 6,356.6 | — | 1,827 | 2025 | Imaging |
| Oph 11 b | 444.1 | 12.30 | 4,449.6 | 7,300,000.0 | 1,902 | 2006 | Imaging |
| DH Tau b | 439.8 | 30.26 | 3,496.0 | — | 1,927 | 2004 | Imaging |
| USco1556 b | 458.7 | 12.30 | 4,767.4 | — | 1,967 | 2019 | Imaging |
| USco1621 b | 449.8 | 12.20 | 5,085.3 | — | 1,997 | 2019 | Imaging |
| GSC 06214-00210 b | 353.9 | 20.18 | 5,000.0 | — | 2,027 | 2010 | Imaging |
| 2MASS J03590986+2009361 b | 383.0 | 12.20 | 5,720.9 | — | 2,096 | 2024 | Imaging |
| FU Tau b | 435.4 | 12.20 | 5,085.3 | — | 2,102 | 2008 | Imaging |
| HD 284149 AB b | 384.2 | 12.00 | 8,352.5 | — | 2,122 | 2017 | Imaging |
| HIP 79098 AB b | 475.5 | 12.10 | 6,515.5 | — | 2,177 | 2019 | Imaging |
| 2MASS J11550485-7919108 b | 329.0 | 12.10 | 6,356.6 | — | 2,233 | 2024 | Imaging |
| HIP 77900 b | 492.0 | 12.10 | 6,674.4 | — | 2,234 | 2024 | Imaging |
| CT Cha b | 622.0 | 24.66 | 5,403.0 | — | 2,327 | 2007 | Imaging |
| ITG 15 b | 444.8 | 12.10 | 6,674.4 | — | 2,328 | 2024 | Imaging |
| TYC 8998-760-1 b | 308.6 | 21.18 | 6,928.7 | — | 2,365 | 2020 | Imaging |
| GQ Lup b | 493.0 | 33.60 | 6,356.0 | — | 2,377 | 2004 | Imaging |
| 2MASS J11011926-7732383 b | — | 11.90 | 8,899.2 | — | 2,404 | 2024 | Imaging |
| HIP 78530 b | 446.0 | 12.00 | 7,300.0 | — | 2,427 | 2010 | Imaging |
* Equilibrium temperature is the airless-world estimate; a real atmosphere changes it (Earth’s is −18 °C by this measure, +15 °C in reality). “—” means the archive lists no measured value.