This is a list of exoplanets discovered before 2000.
For
exoplanets
An exoplanet or extrasolar planet is a planet outside the Solar System. The first possible evidence of an exoplanet was noted in 1917 but was not recognized as such. The first confirmation of detection occurred in 1992. A different planet, init ...
detected only by
radial velocity
The radial velocity or line-of-sight velocity, also known as radial speed or range rate, of a target with respect to an observer is the temporal rate of change, rate of change of the distance or Slant range, range between the two points. It is e ...
, the mass value is actually a lower limit. (See
Minimum mass
In astronomy, minimum mass is the lower-bound calculated mass of observed objects such as planets, stars and binary systems, nebulae, and black holes.
Minimum mass is a widely cited statistic for extrasolar planets detected by the radial veloc ...
for more information)
Bodies previously considered as candidates
HD 114762 b
HD 114762 b is a small red dwarf star, in the HD 114762 system, formerly thought to be a gas giant, massive gaseous exoplanet, extrasolar planet, approximately away in the constellation of Coma Berenices. This optically undetected compani ...
was once considered as the first discovered exoplanet. Found in 1989 by a team led by David Latham, it is now known to be a
red dwarf
''Red Dwarf'' is a British science fiction comedy franchise created by Rob Grant and Doug Naylor, which primarily consists of a television sitcom that aired on BBC Two between 1988 and 1999, and on Dave since 2009, gaining a cult following. T ...
star.
Specific exoplanet lists
References
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2000
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exoplanets
An exoplanet or extrasolar planet is a planet outside the Solar System. The first possible evidence of an exoplanet was noted in 1917 but was not recognized as such. The first confirmation of detection occurred in 1992. A different planet, init ...