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In the Solar System

*For a list of geophysical planets in the Solar System, see:
List of gravitationally rounded objects of the Solar System This is a list of most likely gravitationally rounded objects of the Solar System, which are objects that have a rounded, ellipsoidal shape due to their own gravity (but are not necessarily in hydrostatic equilibrium). Apart from the Sun itself, ...
This also includes a list of the eight planets according to the IAU definition. *For a list of objects in the Solar System once but no longer generally considered planets, see:
List of former planets This is a list of astronomical objects formerly widely considered ''planets'' under any of the various definitions of this word in the history of astronomy. As the definition of ''planet'' has evolved, the de facto and de jure definitions of plane ...
*For a list of objects in the Solar System, including planets, that have been or are believed to exist, but either have not been proven or have been disproven, see:
List of hypothetical Solar System objects A hypothetical Solar System object is a planet, natural satellite, subsatellite or similar body in the Solar System whose existence is not known, but has been inferred from observational scientific evidence. Over the years a number of hypothetic ...


Outside the Solar System

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List of nearest exoplanets There are known exoplanets, or planets outside the Solar System that orbit a star, as of ; only a small fraction of these are located in the vicinity of the Solar System. Within , there are 97 exoplanets listed as confirmed by the NASA Exoplane ...
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List of proper names of exoplanets Proper names for planets outside of the Solar System – known as exoplanets – are chosen by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) through public naming contests known as NameExoWorlds. Naming The IAU's names for exoplanets – and on ...
;Extrasolar systems * List of exoplanetary host stars *
List of multiplanetary systems From the total of stars known to have exoplanets (as of ), there are a total of known multiplanetary systems, or stars with at least two confirmed planets, beyond the Solar System. This list includes systems with at least three confirmed planet ...
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List of exoplanets discovered using the Kepler spacecraft The list of exoplanets detected by the Kepler space telescope contains bodies with a wide variety of properties, with significant ranges in orbital distances, masses, radii, composition, habitability, and host star type. , the Kepler space tel ...
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List of stars with proplyds This is a list of stars with proplyds (ionized protoplanetary discs) and includes whether they have gaps or planets. Lists of proplyds List of proplyds with gaps ''(list is very incomplete)'' ''When planets are confirmed (if no planet before), ...
* List of rogue planets ;Exoplanets by method of detection: *
List of exoplanets detected by radial velocity The following is a list of 456 extrasolar planets that were only detected by radial velocity method –– 31 confirmed and 323 candidates, sorted by orbital periods. Since none of these planets are transiting or directly observed, they do not hav ...
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List of transiting exoplanets This is the list of 232 transiting extrasolar planets sorted by orbital periods. All the transiting planets have true masses, radii and most have known inclinations. Radius is determined by how much the star dims during the transit and inclinatio ...
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List of exoplanets detected by microlensing A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to: People * List (surname) Organizations * List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America * SC Germania List, German rugby union ...
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List of directly imaged exoplanets This is a list of extrasolar planets that have been Methods of detecting extrasolar planets#Direct imaging, directly observed, sorted by observed separations. This method works best for young planets that emit infrared light and are far from the g ...
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List of exoplanets detected by timing This is the list of 20 extrasolar planets that were detected by timing –– 8 by pulsar timing and 12 by variable star timing, sorted by orbital periods. It works by detecting the changes in radio emissions from pulsars caused by the gravity of ...
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List of exoplanet extremes The following are lists of extremes among the known exoplanets. The properties listed here are those for which values are known reliably. It is important to note that the study of exoplanets is one of the most dynamic emerging fields of science, a ...
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List of exoplanet firsts This is a list of exoplanet discoveries that were the first by several criteria, including: * the detection method used, * the planet type, * the planetary system type, * the star type, and others. The first The choice of "first" depends on de ...
;Potential terrestrial exoplanets: * List of nearest terrestrial exoplanet candidates *
List of potentially habitable exoplanets This is a list of potentially habitable exoplanets. The list is mostly based on estimates of habitability by the Habitable Exoplanets Catalog (HEC), and data from the NASA Exoplanet Archive. The HEC is maintained by the Planetary Habitability Lab ...


Fictional or non-scientific planets

*For a list of planets as used in astrology, see:
Planets in astrology In astrology, planets have a meaning different from the astronomical understanding of what a planet is. Before the age of telescopes, the night sky was thought to consist of two very similar components: fixed stars, which remained motionless in ...
*For a list of supposed planets not based on scientific evidence, see:
Planetary objects proposed in religion, astrology, ufology and pseudoscience There are a number of planetary objects proposed in religion, astrology, ufology and pseudoscience whose existence is not supported by scientific evidence. Lilith Lilith is a fictitious second moon of Earth, supposedly about the same mass as ...
*For a list of planets in fiction, see:
Planets in science fiction Planets in science fiction are fictional planets that appear in various media of the science fiction genre as story-settings or depicted locations. Planet lists For planets from specific fictional milieux, use the following lists: Literature ...
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Fictional planets of the Solar System The fictional portrayal of the Solar System has often included planets, moons, and other celestial objects which do not actually exist in reality. Some of these objects were, at one time, seriously considered as List of hypothetical Solar System o ...


Mixed

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List of planet types The following is a list of planet types by their mass, orbit, physical and chemical composition, or by another classification. The IAU defines that a ''planet'' in the Solar System must orbit around the Sun, has enough mass to assume hydrostat ...
(etymologically accepting of multiple categories)


See also

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Lists of astronomical objects This is a list of lists, grouped by type of astronomical object. Solar System * List of Solar System objects * List of gravitationally rounded objects of the Solar System * List of Solar System objects most distant from the Sun * List of So ...
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Classical planet In classical antiquity, the seven classical planets or seven luminaries are the seven moving astronomical objects in the sky visible to the naked eye: the Moon, Mercury, Venus, the Sun, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn. The word ''planet'' comes fro ...
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Definition of planet The definition of ''planet'', since the word was coined by the ancient Greeks, has included within its scope a wide range of celestial bodies. Greek astronomers employed the term (), 'wandering stars', for star-like objects which apparently m ...
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List of exoplanet search projects The following is a list of exoplanet search projects. Ground-based search projects Space missions Past and current Planned Proposed * EXCEDE * FINESSE * Origins * HabEx * LUVOIR * New Worlds Mission * PEGASE Canceled * Darwin * EChO ...
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