HEC: Exoplanet Statistics

Last Update: July 2, 2018 [OUTDATED] 

Currently Known Exoplanets

Here is a list of the number of confirmed and unconfirmed exoplanets according to the main exoplanet databases. Not all of them list the same number of objects or data depending on their criteria and scope. The PHL' Exoplanets Catalog uses the Extrasolar Planet Encyclopedia with many corrections and additions from other sources.

* number includes some still unconfirmed planets

Summary Statistics

This page has statistics for all known exoplanets from the PHL's Exoplanet Database, which includes both confirmed exoplanets and NASA Kepler candidates. The current number of potentially habitable exoplanets and predicted exomoons are shown in red. Some of these numbers are also represented in the Periodic Table of Exoplanets.

General Summary from the PHL's Exoplanet Catalog

(1) Confirmed exoplanets are those listed by the Extrasolar Planets Encyclopedia plus any corrections and updates.

(2) NASA Kepler Mission exoplanet candidates are those as listed by the NASA Exoplanet Archive.

(3) The number of potentially habitable exoplanets includes some still unconfirmed.

(4) Objects of interest for habitable exomoons are predicted from planetary dynamics, but none observed yet.

1-Planet

Systems

2266

78.0 %

2-Planet

Systems

426

14.7 %

3-Planet

Systems

140

4.8 %

4-Planet

Systems

47

1.6 %

5-Planet

Systems

17

0.6 %

6-Planet

Systems

7

0.2 %

7-Planet

Systems

8-Planet

Systems

2

0.1 %

 1

0.1 %

Miniterrans

Subterrans

263

6.1 %

Terrans

1167

27.1 %

Superterrans

1289

30.0 %

Neptunians

848

19.7 %

Jovians

587

13.6 %

9

0.2 %

1-Planet

Systems

2716

80.9 %

2-Planet

Systems

432

12.9 %

3-Planet

Systems

135

4.0 %

4-Planet

Systems

54

1.6 %

5-Planet

Systems

19

0.6 %

6-Planet

Systems

1

<0.1 %

7-Planet

Systems

0

0.0 %

† Not all exoplanets listed in the summary can be assigned to a category due to missing stellar or planetary data.