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A size comparison of the planets in the Kepler-37 system and objects in the Solar System
Below is a list of the smallest exoplanets so far discovered, in terms of physical size, ordered by radius. Some of these are unconfirmed and/or controversial.
List
The sizes are listed in units of Earth radii (R⊕). All planets listed are smaller than Earth, up to 0.7 Earth radii. The NASA Exoplanet Archive is used as the main data source.[1][2]
Exoplanet
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Radius (R⊕)
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Notes and references
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SDSS J1228+1040 b (SDSS J122859.92+104033.0 b, WD 1226+110 b)
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0.0101+0.0504−0.0085[3][4]
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Extrasolar planetesimal. Likely a remnant iron core. Radius is in the range of 1.2 – 120 km.[3]
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PSR B1828-11 b
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0.016
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Unconfirmed, controversial[1]
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Ceres
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0.0742
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Shown for comparison
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WD 1145+017 b
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~0.15
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Extrasolar planetesimal.[5]
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Pluto
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0.1863
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Shown for comparison
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Moon
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0.2725
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Shown for comparison
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Kepler-37b
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0.3098+0.0059 −0.0076
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Smallest known exoplanet.[6][7]
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PSR B1257+12 b (Draugr)
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~0.338
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Least massive known exoplanet, at 0.02 Earth masses. Radius estimated from mass-radius relationship.[8]
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Kepler-1520b
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≲0.36
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Disintegrating planets with poorly known radii, all thought to be smaller than Mercury.[9][10]
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KOI-2700b
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K2-22b
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Kepler-37e
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0.37±0.18
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Dubious[11]
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Mercury
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0.3826
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Shown for comparison
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Kepler-444b
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0.403+0.016 −0.014
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[12]
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Kepler-102b
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0.460±0.026
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[7]
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Kepler-444c
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0.497+0.021 −0.017
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[12]
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Kepler-1971b (KOI-4777.01)
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0.51±0.03
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[13]
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Kepler-1994b
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0.51+0.06 −0.05
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[14]
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Kepler-1308b
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0.52+0.06 −0.05
|
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Kepler-444d
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0.530+0.022 −0.019
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[12]
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Mars
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0.5325
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Shown for comparison
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Kepler-62c
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0.54±0.03
|
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Kepler-444e
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0.546+0.017 −0.015
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[12]
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Kepler-102c
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0.567±0.028
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[7]
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Kepler-42d
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0.57±0.18
|
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Kepler-1583b
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0.60+0.09 −0.05
|
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Kepler-1998b
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0.6+0.08 −0.04
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[15]
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Kepler-1087b
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0.61+0.17 −0.05
|
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K2-89b
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0.615±0.080
|
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Kepler-1877b
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0.624
|
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K2-137b
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0.64±0.10
|
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Kepler-1371c
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0.64+0.07 −0.05
|
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Kepler-138b
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0.64±0.02
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[16]
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Kepler-1130d
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0.645
|
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Kepler-1351b
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0.65+0.05 −0.04
|
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Kepler-1542c
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0.65+0.09 −0.06
|
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Kepler-271d
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0.66±0.05
|
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Kepler-431c
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0.668
|
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Kepler-1558b
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0.68+0.06 −0.04
|
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K2-116b
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0.69±0.04
|
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Kepler-141b
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0.69±0.05
|
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K2-297b (EPIC 201497682 b)
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0.692+0.059 −0.048
|
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LHS 1678 b
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0.696±0.044
|
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Gliese 367 b (Tahay)
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0.699±0.024
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Smallest known exoplanet within 10 parsecs.[17]
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Kepler-1349b
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0.700+0.630 −0.110
|
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Kepler-378c
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0.70±0.05
|
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TESS candidates
Below shows a list of TESS candidates below 0.7 R⊕ that have yet to be confirmed.
TESS object of interest
|
Radius (R⊕)
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Notes and references
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TOI-4307.02
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0.587936684757796±0.16721696[18]
|
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TOI-486.01
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0.633718±0.0589259[18]
|
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Kepler candidates
Below shows a list of Kepler candidates below 0.7 R⊕ that have yet to be confirmed.
Kepler object of interest
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Radius (R⊕)
|
Notes and references
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KOI-4582.01
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0.35[19]
|
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KOI-2298.03
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0.36[19]
|
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KOI-2169.04
|
0.37[19]
|
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KOI-7174.01
|
0.37[19]
|
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KOI-8012.01
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0.42[19]
|
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KOI-6860.01
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0.43[19]
|
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KOI-2059.02
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0.44[19]
|
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KOI-304.02
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0.46[19]
|
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KOI-7793.01
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0.46[19]
|
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KOI-2678.02
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0.48[19]
|
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KOI-6631.01
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0.48[19]
|
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KOI-2421.02
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0.48[19]
|
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KOI-5974.01
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0.49[19]
|
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KOI-3444.03
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0.5[19]
|
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KOI-2295.01
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0.52[19]
|
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KOI-7863.01
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0.52[19]
|
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KOI-2612.02
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0.53[19]
|
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KOI-4657.01
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0.54[19]
|
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KOI-8257.01
|
0.54[19]
|
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KOI-115.03 (Kepler-105d)
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0.55+0.08 −0.07
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[20]
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KOI-2421.01
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0.55[19]
|
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KOI-4097.02
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0.55[19]
|
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KOI-7645.01
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0.55[19]
|
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KOI-3208.01
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0.56[19]
|
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KOI-6763.01
|
0.56[19]
|
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KOI-2859.03
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0.57[19]
|
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KOI-4146.02
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0.57[19]
|
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KOI-2859.04
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0.57[19]
|
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KOI-7873.01
|
0.57[19]
|
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KOI-2657.01
|
0.58[19]
|
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KOI-8277.01
|
0.58[19]
|
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KOI-4296.01
|
0.59[19]
|
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KOI-3196.01
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0.59[19]
|
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KOI-5692.01
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0.59[19]
|
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KOI-1964.01
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0.6[19]
|
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KOI-4407.01
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0.6[19]
|
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KOI-4871.01
|
0.6[19]
|
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KOI-5211.01
|
0.6[19]
|
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KOI-7888.01
|
0.6[19]
|
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KOI-3184.03
|
0.6[19]
|
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KOI-8183.01
|
0.6[19]
|
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KOI-3083.02
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0.61[19]
|
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KOI-4421.01
|
0.61[19]
|
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KOI-4716.01
|
0.61[19]
|
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KOI-3102.01
|
0.61[19]
|
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KOI-7032.01
|
0.61[19]
|
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KOI-1843.03
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0.61+0.12 −0.08
|
[21]
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KOI-1499.02
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0.62[19]
|
|
KOI-605.02
|
0.62[19]
|
|
KOI-7676.01
|
0.62[19]
|
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KOI-4849.01
|
0.62[19]
|
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KOI-365.02
|
0.62[19]
|
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KOI-7116.01
|
0.62[19]
|
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KOI-4421.02
|
0.62[19]
|
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KOI-7949.01
|
0.62[19]
|
|
KOI-2029.04
|
0.63[19]
|
|
KOI-6889.01
|
0.63[19]
|
|
KOI-2636.02
|
0.63[19]
|
|
KOI-3248.01
|
0.64[19]
|
|
KOI-5213.01
|
0.64[19]
|
|
KOI-6276.01
|
0.64[19]
|
|
KOI-7617.01
|
0.64[19]
|
|
KOI-7903.01
|
0.64[19]
|
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KOI-7925.01
|
0.64[19]
|
|
KOI-8174.01
|
0.64[19]
|
|
KOI-3083.03
|
0.65[19]
|
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KOI-4875.01
|
0.65[19]
|
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KOI-4808.01
|
0.65[19]
|
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KOI-6568.01
|
0.65[19]
|
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KOI-1619.01
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0.66[19]
|
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KOI-3111.02
|
0.66[19]
|
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KOI-2859.05
|
0.66[19]
|
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KOI-3017.01
|
0.67[19]
|
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KOI-4907.01
|
0.67[19]
|
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KOI-1616.02
|
0.67[19]
|
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KOI-6299.01
|
0.67[19]
|
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KOI-8211.01
|
0.67[19]
|
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KOI-2593.02
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0.68[19]
|
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KOI-4605.01
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0.68[19]
|
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KOI-7832.01
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0.68[19]
|
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KOI-7483.01
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0.68[19]
|
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KOI-2623.02
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0.68[19]
|
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KOI-7924.01
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0.68[19]
|
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KOI-7628.01
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0.69[19]
|
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KOI-4129.01
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0.69[19]
|
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KOI-4822.01
|
0.69[19]
|
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KOI-6600.01
|
0.69[19]
|
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See also
References
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- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Manser, Christopher J. (5 April 2019). "A planetesimal orbiting within the debris disc around a white dwarf star". Science 364 (6435): 66–69. doi:10.1126/science.aat5330. ISSN 0036-8075. PMID 30948547. Bibcode: 2019Sci...364...66M. https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aat5330.
- ↑ "Planet SDSS J1228+1040 b". Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia. https://exoplanet.eu/catalog/sdss_j1228_1040_b--7079/.
- ↑ Vanderburg, Andrew; John Asher Johnson; Rappaport, Saul; Bieryla, Allyson; Irwin, Jonathan; John Arban Lewis; Kipping, David; Brown, Warren R. et al. (2015). "A disintegrating minor planet transiting a white dwarf". Nature 526 (7574): 546–549. doi:10.1038/nature15527. PMID 26490620. Bibcode: 2015Natur.526..546V.
- ↑ Simukoff, E. et al. (2013). "Below One Earth Mass: The Detection, Formation, and Properties of Subterrestrial Worlds". Space Science Reviews 180 (1–4): 71. doi:10.1007/s11214-013-0019-1. Bibcode: 2013SSRv..180...71S.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Bonomo, A. S. et al. (April 2023). "Cold Jupiters and improved masses in 38 Kepler and K2 small-planet systems from 3661 high-precision HARPS-N radial velocities. No excess of cold Jupiters in small-planet systems". Astronomy & Astrophysics. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202346211.
- ↑ "Exoplanet-catalog". https://exoplanets.nasa.gov/exoplanet-catalog/7134/psr-b125712-b/.
- ↑ Ansdell, M.; Hirano, T.; Gaidos, E. (2019). "Monitoring of the D doublet of neutral sodium during transits of two 'evaporating' planets". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 485 (3): 3876–3886. doi:10.1093/mnras/stz693. "[...]the radii are not known but are thought to be smaller than Mercury (0.36R⊕).".
- ↑ Garai, Z. (2018). "Light-curve analysis of KOI 2700b: The second extrasolar planet with a comet-like tail". Astronomy & Astrophysics 611: A63. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201629676. Bibcode: 2018A&A...611A..63G. "We confirmed the disintegrating-planet scenario of KOI 2700b.".
- ↑ Rajpaul, V. M.; Buchhave, L. A.; Lacedelli, G.; Rice, K.; Mortier, A.; Malavolta, L.; Aigrain, S.; Borsato, L. et al. (2021), "A HARPS-N mass for the elusive Kepler-37d: A case study in disentangling stellar activity and planetary signals", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 507 (2): 1847–1868, doi:10.1093/mnras/stab2192
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 Campante, T. et al. (2015). "KOI-3158: The oldest known system of terrestrial-size planets". EPJ Web of Conferences 101: 02004. doi:10.1051/epjconf/201510102004. Bibcode: 2015EPJWC.10102004C.
- ↑ Cañas, Caleb I.; Mahadevan, Suvrath; Cochran, William D.; Bender, Chad F.; Feigelson, Eric D.; Harman, C. E.; Kopparapu, Ravi Kumar; Caceres, Gabriel A. et al. (2022). "A Hot Mars-sized Exoplanet Transiting an M Dwarf". The Astronomical Journal 163 (1): 3. doi:10.3847/1538-3881/ac3088. Bibcode: 2022AJ....163....3C.
- ↑ "Kepler-1994". https://exoplanetarchive.ipac.caltech.edu/overview/Kepler-1994%20b. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
- ↑ "Kepler-1998". https://exoplanetarchive.ipac.caltech.edu/overview/Kepler-1998%20b. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
- ↑ Piaulet, Caroline et al. (15 December 2022). "Evidence for the volatile-rich composition of a 1.5-Earth-radius planet". Nature Astronomy 7: 206. doi:10.1038/s41550-022-01835-4. Bibcode: 2023NatAs...7..206P.
- ↑ Goffo, Elisa et al. (July 2023). "Company for the ultra-high density, ultra-short period sub-Earth GJ 367 b: discovery of two additional low-mass planets at 11.5 and 34 days". The Astrophysical Journal Letters 955: L3. doi:10.3847/2041-8213/ace0c7.
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 "NASA Exoplanet Archive". https://exoplanetarchive.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/TblView/nph-tblView?app=ExoTbls&config=TOI. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
- ↑ 19.00 19.01 19.02 19.03 19.04 19.05 19.06 19.07 19.08 19.09 19.10 19.11 19.12 19.13 19.14 19.15 19.16 19.17 19.18 19.19 19.20 19.21 19.22 19.23 19.24 19.25 19.26 19.27 19.28 19.29 19.30 19.31 19.32 19.33 19.34 19.35 19.36 19.37 19.38 19.39 19.40 19.41 19.42 19.43 19.44 19.45 19.46 19.47 19.48 19.49 19.50 19.51 19.52 19.53 19.54 19.55 19.56 19.57 19.58 19.59 19.60 19.61 19.62 19.63 19.64 19.65 19.66 19.67 19.68 19.69 19.70 19.71 19.72 19.73 19.74 19.75 19.76 19.77 19.78 19.79 19.80 19.81 19.82 19.83 19.84 "NASA Exoplanet Archive". https://exoplanetarchive.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/TblView/nph-tblView?app=ExoTbls&config=cumulative. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
- ↑ "Kepler-105". https://exoplanetarchive.ipac.caltech.edu/overview/KOI-115. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
- ↑ Price, Ellen M.; Rogers, Leslie A. (May 2020). "Tidally Distorted, Iron-enhanced Exoplanets Closely Orbiting Their Stars". The Astrophysical Journal 894 (1): 8. doi:10.3847/1538-4357/ab7c67. Bibcode: 2020ApJ...894....8P.
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