| Primary
(Follow links for planetary system details) |
Geocentric Coordinates (2000) |
Spectral Type and
Luminosity Class |
Number of Known Planetary Bodies |
Initial Discovery |
| R.A. |
Dec. |
Radial Distance (ly) |
Discoverer Name |
Announcement Date |
| Sol
(Sun) |
- |
- |
0 |
G2 V |
9 Major, thousands of Minor |
- |
- |
| PSR1257+12 |
13h 0m 1s |
+12° 40' 0" |
~1600 |
Pulsar |
3 |
A. Wolszczan |
1994 |
| PSR 1620-26 |
16h 20m 34s |
-26 24' 59" |
~20,000 |
Pulsar & White Dwarf (binary) |
1 |
F. A. Rasio |
1994 |
| 51
Pegasi |
22h 57m 27s |
+20° 46' 5" |
50 |
G23 V |
1 |
M. Mayor & D. Queloz |
1995 Oct 06 |
| 70
Virginis (HR5072) |
13h 28m 27s |
+13° 47' 12" |
59 |
G4 V |
1 |
G. Marcy & R.P. Butler |
1996 Jan 17 |
| 47
Ursae Majoris (HR4277) |
10h 59m 29s |
+40° 25' 46" |
46 |
G0 V |
1 |
G. Marcy & R.P. Butler |
1996 Jan 17 |
| 55
rho1 Cancri A (HR3522) |
08h 52m 38s |
+28° 20' 03" |
45 |
G8 V |
1 (2?) |
G. Marcy & R.P. Butler |
1996 Apr 12 |
| HD114762 |
13h 12m 20s |
+17° 31' 0" |
94 |
F9 V |
1 |
D. Latham1 |
1989 1 |
| Lalande
21185 |
11d 3m 21s |
+36° 2' 24" |
8.2 2 |
M2 |
2 |
G. D. Gatewood |
1996 Jun 11 |
| tau
Bootes A (HR5185, HD120136) |
13h 47m 16s |
+17° 27' 24" |
50 |
F7 V |
1 |
G. Marcy & R.P. Butler |
1996 Jun 14 |
| upsilon
Andromedae (HR458, HD9826) |
1h 36m 48s |
+41° 24' 20" |
54 |
F8 V |
3 |
G. Marcy & R. P. Butler |
1996 Jun 23 |
| 16
Cygni B (HR7504) |
19h 41m 52s |
+50° 31' 3" |
85 |
G2.5 V |
1 |
B. Cochran & A. Hatzes;
G. Marcy & R. P.
Butler3 |
1996 Oct (22?) |
| rho
Coronae Borealis (HD143761, HR5968) |
16h 1m 3s |
+33° 18' 52" |
55 |
G0 V |
1 |
R. Noyes, et al. (AFOE team) |
1997 Apr 24 |
| Taurus
Molecular Ring, star 1 - binary |
4h 39m 15s |
+25° 53' |
450 |
binary |
1 |
S. Terebey, et al. |
1998 May 28 |
| Gliese
876 (Hipparcos 113020) |
22h 53m 16.2s |
-14° 15' 43.4" |
15 |
M4 V |
1 |
G. Marcy, et al
| 1998 June 22 |
| 14
Herculis (Gliese 614) |
43h 49m 18s |
+16° 10' 24" |
60 |
K0 V |
1 |
M. Mayor, D. Queloz, et al. |
1998 Jul 6 |
| HD187123 |
19h 46m 58.0s |
+34° 25' 11" |
156 |
G5 |
1 |
R. P. Butler, et al |
1998 Sep 9 |
| HD210277 |
22h 9m 29.8s |
-7° 32' 55" |
68 |
G0 |
1 |
R. P. Butler, et al |
1998 Sep 9 |
| Gliese
86 |
2h 10m 14.4s |
-50° 50' 1" |
35 |
close binary |
1 |
D. Queloz, et al |
1998 Nov 24 |
| HD168443 |
18h 20m 3.95s |
-9° 35' 45" |
108 |
G5 |
1 |
G. Marcy, et al |
1998 Dec 2 |
| HD195019 |
20h 28m 17.3s |
+18° 46' 12.7" |
65 |
G3 IV-V |
1 |
G. Marcy, et al |
1998 Oct 22 |
| HD217107 |
22h 58m 15.5s |
-2° 23' 42.4" |
120 |
G8 IV |
1 |
G. Marcy, et al |
1998 Oct 22 |
| HD75289
(HR3497) |
8h 47m 41s |
-41° 44' 14" |
94 |
G0 V |
1 |
M. Mayor, et al. |
1999 Feb 1 |
- Confirmed by G. W. Marcy and R. P. Butler on 1996 Apr 22
- Lalande 21185 is the 5th closest star to the Sun
- Independently discovered by two teams
1 ly = 63242.18 AU
= 9.460896·1015 m 
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