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The first extrasolar planet found to have a density compatible with being a rocky planet is CoRoT-7b in 2009. 55 Cancri e was found to be a terrestrial planet in 2011. First super-Earth orbiting a main sequence star [NB 2] Gliese 876 d: Gliese 876: 2005 Orbits a red dwarf star. First icy extrasolar planet orbiting a main sequence star OGLE-2005 ...
PSR B1620-26 b is an exoplanet located approximately 12,400 light-years from Earth in the constellation of Scorpius.It bears the unofficial nicknames "Methuselah" and "the Genesis planet" (named after the Biblical character Methuselah, who, according to the Bible, lived to be the oldest person) due to its extreme age.
Motion interpolation of seven images of the HR 8799 system taken from the W. M. Keck Observatory over seven years, featuring four exoplanets. This is a list of extrasolar planets that have been directly observed, sorted by observed separations. This method works best for young planets that emit infrared light and are far from the glare of the star.
This is a list of exoplanets discovered before 2000. [1] ... Proper name Dimidium. First exoplanet discovered orbiting a main sequence star. 55 Cancri b: 0.8306
First extrasolar planet discovered by indirect imaging (visible light) Found in 2020 to be a debris cloud from a collision of asteroids rather than a planet 2015 NameExoWorlds Tadmor: Ancient Palmyrene and modern Arabic name for Palmyra: Gamma Cephei A (Errai) 1.85 903.3 2.05 radial vel. 2003 45.0 1.4 2015 NameExoWorlds Meztli
0–9. List of exoplanets discovered before 2000; List of exoplanets discovered between 2000–2009; List of exoplanets discovered in 2010; List of exoplanets discovered in 2011
The subjoined list gives (largely on Schiaparelli's authority) the best-warranted interpretations of biblical star names: Kimah, the Pleiades; Kesil, Orion; Ash, or Ayish, the Hyades; Mezarim, the Bears (Great and Little) Mazzaroth, Venus (Lucifer and Hesperus) Hadre theman -- "the chambers of the south" -- Canopus, the Southern Cross, and α ...
Former planets of the Solar System Former planet Discovery Removal Current status Notes The Morning Star [NB 1]: Antiquity: Antiquity: Aspects of Venus "Phosphorus", the Morning Star of Greek antiquity (Eosphorus, the Dawn-Bringer; called "Lucifer" by the Romans), and "Hesperus", the Evening Star (called "Vesper" by the Romans), were later identified as a single planet, Venus (Aphrodite).