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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIP 21152 b | 141.6 | 12.00 | 7,627.9 | 22,000.0 | 1,027 | 2022 | Imaging |
| HIP 39017 b | 216.3 | 12.00 | 7,500.8 | 31,000.0 | -182 | 2024 | Imaging |
| HIP 54515 b | 270.1 | 12.20 | 5,625.6 | 33,000.0 | -172 | 2026 | Imaging |
| HIP 65426 b | 355.1 | 16.81 | 2,860.5 | — | 1,227 | 2017 | Imaging |
| HIP 77900 b | 492.0 | 12.10 | 6,674.4 | — | 2,234 | 2024 | Imaging |
| HIP 78530 b | 446.0 | 12.00 | 7,300.0 | — | 2,427 | 2010 | Imaging |
| HIP 79098 AB b | 475.5 | 12.10 | 6,515.5 | — | 2,177 | 2019 | Imaging |
| HIP 81208 C b | 481.2 | 12.30 | 4,703.9 | 104,100.0 | 1,777 | 2023 | Imaging |
| HIP 99770 b | 130.7 | 12.20 | 5,403.1 | 18,600.0 | -138 | 2023 | Imaging |
| HN Peg b | 59.1 | 11.78 | 6,991.6 | — | -262 | 2006 | Imaging |
| HR 2562 b | 110.9 | 12.44 | 6,992.2 | — | 982 | 2016 | Imaging |
| KOINTREAU-3 b | 458.5 | 13.10 | 1,080.6 | — | -264 | 2026 | Imaging |
| ITG 15 b | 444.8 | 12.10 | 6,674.4 | — | 2,328 | 2024 | Imaging |
| LP 261-75 b | 110.7 | 12.10 | 6,674.4 | — | 1,227 | 2006 | Imaging |
| Luhman 16 b | — | 11.90 | 9,344.2 | 9,697.0 | — | 2017 | Imaging |
| MWC 758 c | 520.3 | — | — | — | 227 | 2023 | Imaging |
| Oph 11 b | 444.1 | 12.30 | 4,449.6 | 7,300,000.0 | 1,902 | 2006 | Imaging |
| PZ Tel b | 153.5 | 11.90 | 8,581.4 | 44,000.0 | -219 | 2023 | Imaging |
| ROXs 12 b | 445.7 | 12.20 | 5,085.0 | — | -260 | 2013 | Imaging |
| ROXs 42 B b | 468.3 | 12.50 | 2,860.0 | — | 1,702 | 2013 | Imaging |
| Ross 458 c | 37.5 | 14.01 | 1,907.0 | — | -269 | 2010 | Imaging |
| SR 12 AB c | 366.3 | 12.30 | 4,131.6 | — | — | 2010 | Imaging |
| TWA 7 b | 110.9 | 12.70 | 108.1 | — | 43 | 2025 | Imaging |
| UCAC3 113-933 b | 171.5 | 12.10 | 6,674.4 | — | -271 | 2024 | Imaging |
| UCAC4 328-061594 b | 130.2 | 12.10 | 6,674.4 | — | — | 2024 | Imaging |
| USco CTIO 108 b | 469.7 | 12.30 | 4,449.6 | — | -270 | 2008 | 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 |
| V2376 Ori b | — | 87.21 | 6,356.6 | — | 1,827 | 2025 | Imaging |
| VHS J125601.92-125723.9 b | 41.4 | 13.67 | 5,085.3 | 5,800,000.0 | 921 | 2015 | Imaging |
| WD 0806-661 b | 62.8 | 12.11 | 2,224.8 | — | 84 | 2011 | Imaging |
| WISE J033605.05-014350.4 b | — | 12.60 | 2,622.1 | 2,560.0 | 52 | 2023 | Imaging |
| WISEP J121756.91+162640.2 A b | 32.9 | 10.47 | 6,992.0 | — | 177 | 2012 | Imaging |
| KOINTREAU-1 b | 517.3 | 12.40 | 3,369.0 | — | — | 2026 | Imaging |
| b Cen AB b | 319.9 | 12.40 | 3,464.3 | 1,790,000.0 | — | 2021 | Imaging |
| kap And b | 163.1 | 15.92 | 5,498.4 | — | 1,518 | 2012 | Imaging |
| mu2 Sco b | — | 12.30 | 4,576.7 | — | -114 | 2022 | 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.