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Exoplanet Explorer

Explore 1,080 confirmed exoplanets from the NASA Exoplanet Archive whose host stars are in the Nightbase catalog — so every entry links to a star detail page.

1,080
Confirmed Planets
747
Host Stars
185
Transiting
163
In Habitable Zone

Discovery Timeline

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Famous Cases

A quick reference to exoplanets that shaped the field — historical firsts, record-holders, and nearby worlds. Click any host star to open its detail page, or the 3D button to explore the system in the orrery.

51 Peg b
1995 · Radial Velocity
51 Peg 3D
First planet confirmed around a sun-like star.
ups And b
1996 · Radial Velocity
ups And 3D
First multi-planet system around a main-sequence star.
HD 209458 b
1999 · Radial Velocity
HD 209458 3D
First exoplanet observed transiting its star.
eps Eri b
2000 · Radial Velocity
eps Eri 3D
Giant orbiting a nearby young sun-like star (10.5 ly).
HD 80606 b
2001 · Radial Velocity
HD 80606 3D
Extreme eccentricity (0.93) — a cometary orbit.
HD 62509 b
2006 · Radial Velocity
HD 62509 3D
Planet around Pollux — the brightest exoplanet host star.
55 Cnc e
2004 · Radial Velocity
55 Cnc 3D
Lava super-Earth with an 18-hour year.
HD 189733 b
2005 · Radial Velocity
HD 189733 3D
Blue hot Jupiter with silicate rain at 8700 km/h.
HR 8799 b
2008 · Imaging
HR 8799 3D
Part of a directly-imaged 4-giant-planet system.
bet Pic b
2008 · Imaging
bet Pic 3D
Directly-imaged young giant in a debris disk.
tau Cet e
2017 · Radial Velocity
tau Cet 3D
Super-Earth in the habitable zone of a nearby sun-like star.

Browse Exoplanets

Only exoplanets whose host star is present in the Nightbase catalog are listed here, so every host star links to its detail page. Exoplanets orbiting stars not in our catalog (e.g. pulsars, 2MASS-only IDs, Kepler/TESS IDs without a HIP match) are excluded.

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Data from the NASA Exoplanet Archive. This research has made use of the NASA Exoplanet Archive, which is operated by the California Institute of Technology, under contract with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration under the Exoplanet Exploration Program.