What Are the Best References for Exoplanet Data and Information?

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Key references for exoplanet data include the website exoplanets.org, which offers a comprehensive catalog detailing various parameters such as orbital period and mass. This site, associated with Geoff Marcy, also features a specialized search for rocky planets. Another valuable resource is the European site exoplanet.eu, managed by Jean Schneider, which provides a similar catalog of discovered exoplanets. Additionally, Wikipedia has a listing of extrasolar planets, but exoplanets.org is recommended for its direct connection to scientific research. These resources collectively serve as essential tools for anyone seeking detailed exoplanet information.
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Was wondering if anyone has any good references on exo planets, how their data is listed, a compilation of any relevant information.
Much appreciated.
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FUNKER said:
Was wondering if anyone has any good references on exo planets, how their data is listed, a compilation of any relevant information.
Much appreciated.
:bugeye:

here is a catalog
http://exoplanets.org/planets.shtml
this has a table that lists things like the period, the semimajor axis a (in AU), the mass in Jupiters, the eccentricity of orbit e, and so on
if you have any questions about some information listed please ask

the website itself has a lot more information
http://exoplanets.org/

including telling about a specialized search for ROCKY planets, that is in the works

Geoff Marcy, one of the chief hunters, is behind this site

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there is also this EUROPEAN site
http://exoplanet.eu/
it also has a catalog of the exoplanets that have been discovered

Jean Schneider is one of the people in charge. IIRC Marcy's San Francisco team and Schneider's Geneva-Paris team were about equally early in reporting the first exoplanets. They have been running sort of neck and neck since then, for over ten years now
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there is also a Wikipedia listing, but I would try exoplanets.org first because it is the scientists own website.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extrasolar_planet
 
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Also

Catalog of Nearby Exoplanets
Authors: R. P. Butler, J. T. Wright, G. W. Marcy, D. A Fischer, S. S. Vogt, C. G. Tinney, H. R. A. Jones, B. D. Carter, J. A. Johnson, C. McCarthy, A. J. Penny
(Submitted on 21 Jul 2006)

http://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0607493

and

http://www.universe.nasa.gov/exoplanets_stars/

NASA's Spitzer First to Crack Open Light of Faraway Worlds
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/spitzer/news/spitzer-20070221-full.html


Navigator Program Science Overview
Submitted to the NASA-NSF ExoPlanet Task Force, 2 April 2007
http://exoplanets.jpl.nasa.gov/documents/NP_sci_overview_070402_final-traub.pdf
 
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