Catalogue of ExoSudan
Sortable and filterable catalogue of the exoplanets discovered so far.
Criteria for Inclusion in the Catalogue
Physical Criteria
- Basic criterion: mass limit of 60 Jupiter mass.
- Former limits were 13 Jupiter mass (deuterium burning limit) and 30 Jupiter mass (formation scenarios).
- Mass-density-radius distribution shows a clear difference between giant planets and stars at 60 Jupiter mass (Hatzes & Rauer, 2015).
- We allow for a 1 sigma uncertainty, choosing 60 Mjup + 1 sigma as an upper mass limit.
- Planets with masses up to 60 Mjup + 1 sigma are included.
Confidence Criteria
Included planet detections are:
- Published or submitted to professional journals
- Announced by professional astronomers in professional conferences
Categories
There are 4 categories of planets:
- Confirmed
- Candidate
- Retracted
- Controversial
A planet is considered as Confirmed if it is claimed unambiguously in an accepted paper or a professional conference.