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The following is a list of 456 extrasolar planets that were only detected by radial velocity method –– 31 confirmed and 323 candidates, sorted by orbital periods. Since none of these planets are transiting or directly observed, they do not have measured radii and generally their masses are only minimum. The true masses can be determined when astrometry calculates the inclination of the orbit.
There are 160 members of the multi-planet systems –– 21 confirmed and 139 candidates.
The most massive confirmed exoplanet is Iota Draconis b, which masses 9.40 MJ (i.e. 9.4 times the mass of Jupiter); the least massive confirmed planet is Gliese 581 e, which masses 0.007906 MJ or 2.51 M🜨. The longest period of any confirmed exoplanet is 55 Cancri Ad, which takes 5169 days or 14.15 years to make one trip around the star; the shortest period is Gliese 876 d, which takes just 1.938 days or 46.5 hours to orbit the star.
Yellow rows denote the members of a multi-planet system
| Planet | Mass (MJ) |
Period (days) |
Semi-major axis (AU) |
Eccentricity | Inclination (°) |
Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gliese 876 d | 0.021 | 1.938 | 0.021 | 0.2067 | 50.201 | 2005 |
| Santamasa | 1.500 | 2.138 | 0.035 | 0.0079 | 2006 | |
| GJ 3634 b | 0.022 | 2.646 | 0.029 | 0.0801 | 58.683 | 2011 |
| Gliese 581e | 0.008 | 3.149 | 0.028 | 0.0261 | 50.537 | 2009 |
| Tau Boötis b | 8.389 | 3.312 | 0.048 | 0.0236 | 150.521 | 1996 |
| COROT-7c | 0.026 | 3.698 | 0.046 | 0.0018 | 78.206 | 2009 |
| Dimidium | 0.472 | 4.231 | 0.053 | 0.0132 | 1995 | |
| Saffar | 1.266 | 4.617 | 0.059 | 0.0226 | 147.169 | 1996 |
| Gliese 581b | 0.059 | 5.369 | 0.041 | 0.0159 | 57.259 | 2005 |
| Gliese 667 Cb | 0.018 | 7.432 | 0.054 | 0.0468 | 2009 | |
| Gliese 581c | 0.021 | 12.929 | 0.073 | 0.1674 | 53.550 | 2007 |
| HD 38529 b | 0.782 | 14.310 | 0.129 | 0.2477 | 123.331 | 2000 |
| Galileo | 1.030 | 14.651 | 0.118 | 0.0096 | 126.780 | 1996 |
| Gliese 667 Cc | 0.012 | 28.155 | 0.070 | 0.0127 | 2011 | |
| Gliese 876 c | 0.714 | 30.088 | 0.131 | 0.2559 | 48.071 | 2001 |
| Brahe | 0.214 | 44.364 | 0.247 | 0.0048 | 53.241 | 2002 |
| Gliese 876 b | 2.276 | 61.117 | 0.211 | 0.0324 | 83.929 | 1998 |
| Gliese 581d | 0.026 | 66.800 | 0.218 | 0.3809 | 58.257 | 2007 |
| HD 20794 d | 0.015 | 90.309 | 0.388 | 0.0143 | 2011 | |
| Gliese 876 e | 0.046 | 124.262 | 0.338 | 0.0546 | 120.548 | 2010 |
| HD 60532 b | 3.150 | 201.825 | 0.761 | 0.2776 | 162.580 | 2008 |
| Samh | 6.673 | 237.746 | 0.753 | 0.2396 | 16.746 | 1999 |
| Harriot | 0.190 | 259.805 | 0.804 | 0.2963 | 54.619 | 2005 |
| Epsilon Reticuli b | 4.500 | 415.241 | 1.156 | 0.0583 | 17.403 | 2000 |
| Hypatia | 9.395 | 511.098 | 1.272 | 0.7124 | 69.920 | 2002 |
| HD 147513 b | 1.268 | 540.361 | 1.265 | 0.2577 | 111.525 | 2002 |
| Thestias | 2.409 | 589.636 | 1.693 | 0.0204 | 90.684 | 2006 |
| HD 60532 c | 7.457 | 607.065 | 1.586 | 0.0383 | 162.060 | 2008 |
| Quijote | 1.709 | 643.252 | 1.495 | 0.1284 | 78.867 | 2000 |
| HD 128311 c | 3.215 | 918.751 | 1.720 | 0.1709 | 49.731 | 2005 |
| q1 Eridani b | 1.493 | 1040.389 | 2.055 | 0.1632 | 38.640 | 2003 |
| Majriti | 6.094 | 1302.605 | 2.527 | 0.3181 | 42.633 | 1999 |
| HAT-P-17c | 1.416 | 1797.885 | 2.748 | 0.0968 | 77.217 | 2010 |
| Taphao Kaew | 0.541 | 2391.005 | 3.532 | 0.0981 | 2001 | |
| Ægir | 1.552 | 2502.236 | 3.383 | 0.7021 | 30.110 | 2000 |
| Lipperhey | 4.783 | 5169.447 | 5.901 | 0.0141 | 53.031 | 2002 |
| 47 Ursae Majoris d | 1.624 | 14001.787 | 11.477 | 0.1604 | 2010 |
The most massive exoplanet candidate is HD 217786 b, which masses 12.98 MJ; the least massive confirmed planet is HD 10180 b, which masses 0.004 MJ or 3.1 M🜨. The longest period of any confirmed exoplanet is 47 Ursae Majoris d, which takes 14002 days or 38.33 years to make one trip around the star; the shortest period is HD 156668 b, which takes just 1.26984 days or 31.162 hours to orbit the star.
Yellow rows denote the members of a multi-planet system
| Planet | Minimum mass (MJ) |
Period (days) |
Semi-major axis (AU) |
Eccentricity | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HD 156668 b | 0.010 | 1.270 | 0.022 | 0.0003 | 2010 |
| HD 10180 b | 0.004 | 1.778 | 0.022 | 0.0002 | 2010 |
| HD 212301 b | 0.396 | 2.457 | 0.036 | 0.0146 | 2005 |
| HD 73256 b | 1.875 | 2.549 | 0.039 | 0.0275 | 2003 |
| HD 63454 b | 0.380 | 2.818 | 0.036 | 2e−05 | 2005 |
| HD 83443 b | 0.398 | 2.986 | 0.038 | 0.0083 | 2000 |
| HD 46375 b | 0.226 | 3.024 | 0.047 | 0.0629 | 2000 |
| HD 179949 b | 0.916 | 3.093 | 0.045 | 0.0219 | 2000 |
| HD 187123 b | 0.532 | 3.097 | 0.042 | 0.0349 | 1998 |
| HD 134060 b | 0.035 | 3.270 | 0.046 | 0.3981 | 2011 |
| HD 330075 b | 0.624 | 3.369 | 0.043 | 0.0334 | 2004 |
| HD 88133 b | 0.299 | 3.408 | 0.047 | 0.1331 | 2004 |
| HD 2638 b | 0.478 | 3.444 | 0.044 | 0.0223 | 2005 |
| BD-10°3166 b | 0.458 | 3.488 | 0.045 | 0.0190 | 2000 |
| HD 75289 b | 0.467 | 3.509 | 0.046 | 0.0336 | 1999 |
| HD 219828 b | 0.062 | 3.834 | 0.051 | 0.0210 | 2007 |
| HD 215497 b | 0.020 | 3.934 | 0.046 | 0.1554 | 2009 |
| HD 76700 b | 0.233 | 3.971 | 0.049 | 0.0955 | 2002 |
| HD 149143 b | 1.331 | 4.072 | 0.053 | 0.0161 | 2005 |
| HD 47186 b | 0.072 | 4.084 | 0.050 | 0.0379 | 2008 |
| HD 102195 b | 0.488 | 4.115 | 0.049 | 0.0615 | 2006 |
| HD 125612 c | 0.058 | 4.155 | 0.052 | 0.2726 | 2009 |
| 61 Virginis b | 0.016 | 4.215 | 0.050 | 0.1188 | 2009 |
| HD 40307 b | 0.013 | 4.312 | 0.047 | 0.0081 | 2008 |
| Gliese 674 b | 0.035 | 4.694 | 0.039 | 0.1995 | 2007 |
| HD 49674 b | 0.115 | 4.947 | 0.058 | 0.2900 | 2002 |
| HD 109749 b | 0.275 | 5.238 | 0.063 | 0.0132 | 2005 |
| HD 7924 b | 0.029 | 5.398 | 0.057 | 0.1700 | 2009 |
| HIP 49067 b | 0.045 | 5.602 | 0.056 | 0.1467 | 2009 |
| HD 39194 b | 0.012 | 5.636 | 0.059 | 0.2013 | 2011 |
| HD 10180 c | 0.041 | 5.760 | 0.064 | 0.0452 | 2010 |
| HD 1461 b | 0.021 | 5.773 | 0.065 | 0.1431 | 2009 |
| HD 45184 b | 0.040 | 5.887 | 0.062 | 0.3023 | 2011 |
| HD 118203 b | 2.145 | 6.134 | 0.070 | 0.3088 | 2005 |
| HD 68988 b | 1.851 | 6.276 | 0.070 | 0.1228 | 2001 |
| HD 168746 b | 0.247 | 6.403 | 0.066 | 0.1070 | 2000 |
| HD 102956 b | 0.965 | 6.495 | 0.081 | 0.0478 | 2010 |
| HIP 14810 b | 3.876 | 6.674 | 0.069 | 0.1427 | 2006 |
| HD 185269 b | 0.910 | 6.838 | 0.077 | 0.2814 | 2006 |
| Gliese 433 b | 0.019 | 6.889 | 0.056 | 0.0210 | 2009 |
| HD 217107 b | 1.411 | 7.127 | 0.073 | 0.1301 | 1998 |
| HD 215152 b | 0.009 | 7.283 | 0.077 | 0.3444 | 2011 |
| HD 96700 b | 0.028 | 8.126 | 0.081 | 0.0985 | 2011 |
| Gliese 439 b | 0.036 | 8.135 | 0.078 | 0.1875 | 2011 |
| HD 69830 b | 0.032 | 8.667 | 0.078 | 0.1027 | 2006 |
| Gliese 176 b | 0.076 | 8.784 | 0.066 | 0.2286 | 2007 |
| HD 181433 b | 0.024 | 9.374 | 0.080 | 0.3963 | 2008 |
| HD 40307 c | 0.022 | 9.618 | 0.080 | 0.0204 | 2008 |
| Mu Arae c | 0.033 | 9.639 | 0.091 | 0.1721 | 2004 |
| HD 125595 b | 0.045 | 9.670 | 0.081 | 0.1156 | 2009 |
| HD 130322 b | 1.089 | 10.724 | 0.088 | 0.0248 | 2000 |
| HD 215152 c | 0.010 | 10.866 | 0.100 | 0.3770 | 2011 |
| HD 108147 b | 0.264 | 10.901 | 0.104 | 0.5344 | 2000 |
| HD 136352 b | 0.017 | 11.577 | 0.093 | 0.1777 | 2011 |
| HD 20003 b | 0.038 | 11.849 | 0.107 | 0.4038 | 2011 |
| HD 134606 b | 0.029 | 12.083 | 0.088 | 0.1494 | 2011 |
| HD 93385 b | 0.026 | 13.186 | 0.143 | 0.1469 | 2011 |
| HD 1461 c | 0.019 | 13.505 | 0.078 | 0.0241 | 2011 |
| HD 39194 c | 0.019 | 14.025 | 0.108 | 0.1065 | 2011 |
| Gliese 253 b | 0.041 | 14.068 | 0.115 | 0.1547 | 2011 |
| HD 13808 b | 0.033 | 14.182 | 0.111 | 0.1666 | 2011 |
| HD 189567 b | 0.032 | 14.275 | 0.110 | 0.2333 | 2011 |
| HD 179079 b | 0.079 | 14.476 | 0.120 | 0.1145 | 2009 |
| HD 4308 b | 0.041 | 15.608 | 0.115 | 0.2653 | 2005 |
| Gliese 86 b | 3.912 | 15.766 | 0.114 | 0.0461 | 1998 |
| HD 10180 d | 0.037 | 16.358 | 0.128 | 0.0881 | 2010 |
| HD 31527 b | 0.036 | 16.546 | 0.110 | 0.1290 | 2011 |
| 83 Leonis Bb | 0.109 | 17.043 | 0.122 | 0.2542 | 2005 |
| Gliese 777 c | 0.060 | 17.111 | 0.132 | 0.2369 | 2005 |
| HD 16417 b | 0.070 | 17.239 | 0.138 | 0.1974 | 2009 |
| HD 27894 b | 0.618 | 17.991 | 0.122 | 0.0491 | 2005 |
| HD 33283 b | 0.335 | 18.179 | 0.145 | 0.4822 | 2006 |
| HD 195019 Ab | 3.705 | 18.202 | 0.138 | 0.0136 | 1998 |
| HD 20794 b | 0.008 | 18.315 | 0.134 | 0.0214 | 2011 |
| HD 154088 b | 0.019 | 18.596 | 0.138 | 0.3774 | 2011 |
| HD 40307 d | 0.029 | 20.462 | 0.133 | 0.0397 | 2008 |
| HD 102117 b | 0.171 | 20.666 | 0.145 | 0.0912 | 2004 |
| HD 6434 b | 0.397 | 22.093 | 0.154 | 0.1799 | 2000 |
| HD 21693 b | 0.032 | 22.656 | 0.164 | 0.2627 | 2011 |
| HD 192263 b | 0.642 | 24.348 | 0.154 | 0.0552 | 1999 |
| HD 224693 b | 0.715 | 26.730 | 0.192 | 0.0501 | 2006 |
| HD 136352 c | 0.036 | 27.582 | 0.166 | 0.1576 | 2011 |
| HD 20781 b | 0.038 | 29.150 | 0.168 | 0.1117 | 2011 |
| HD 9446 b | 0.700 | 30.052 | 0.189 | 0.1975 | 2010 |
| HD 69830 c | 0.038 | 31.562 | 0.186 | 0.1347 | 2006 |
| Gliese 439 c | 0.409 | 32.033 | 0.195 | 0.0542 | 2011 |
| HD 20003 c | 0.042 | 33.823 | 0.215 | 0.1557 | 2011 |
| HD 39194 d | 0.016 | 33.941 | 0.194 | 0.1986 | 2011 |
| HD 204313 c | 0.054 | 34.873 | 0.213 | 0.1687 | 2011 |
| HD 43691 b | 2.495 | 36.956 | 0.242 | 0.1405 | 2007 |
| HD 11964 c | 0.111 | 37.822 | 0.229 | 0.0407 | 2005 |
| 61 Virginis c | 0.057 | 38.021 | 0.218 | 0.1379 | 2009 |
| HD 20794 c | 0.008 | 40.114 | 0.226 | 0.0175 | 2011 |
| HIP 57050 b | 0.298 | 41.397 | 0.163 | 0.3137 | 2010 |
| HD 45652 b | 0.465 | 43.597 | 0.230 | 0.3782 | 2008 |
| HD 147018 b | 2.116 | 44.236 | 0.239 | 0.4686 | 2009 |
| HD 93385 c | 0.032 | 46.025 | 0.329 | 0.2359 | 2011 |
| HD 103197 b | 0.098 | 47.843 | 0.249 | 0.0058 | 2009 |
| HD 107148 b | 0.212 | 48.056 | 0.269 | 0.0421 | 2006 |
| HD 10180 e | 0.079 | 49.745 | 0.269 | 0.0261 | 2010 |
| HD 90156 b | 0.057 | 49.769 | 0.250 | 0.3064 | 2009 |
| HD 31527 c | 0.050 | 51.284 | 0.235 | 0.1102 | 2011 |
| HD 74156 b | 1.884 | 51.648 | 0.291 | 0.6368 | 2001 |
| HD 117618 b | 0.178 | 52.190 | 0.278 | 0.4168 | 2004 |
| HD 13808 c | 0.036 | 53.832 | 0.270 | 0.4339 | 2011 |
| HD 21693 c | 0.065 | 53.881 | 0.293 | 0.2422 | 2011 |
| HD 37605 b | 2.858 | 54.957 | 0.261 | 0.7374 | 2004 |
| HD 104067 b | 0.164 | 55.846 | 0.264 | 0.2498 | 2009 |
| HIP 12961 b | 0.470 | 57.010 | 0.249 | 0.3100 | 2009 |
| HD 168443 b | 8.016 | 58.113 | 0.299 | 0.5286 | 1998 |
| Gliese 370 b | 0.011 | 58.427 | 0.383 | 0.1082 | 2011 |
| HD 134606 c | 0.038 | 59.519 | 0.256 | 0.2923 | 2011 |
| 54 Piscium b | 0.235 | 62.228 | 0.284 | 0.5891 | 2003 |
| HD 121504 b | 1.221 | 64.602 | 0.316 | 0.0328 | 2000 |
| HD 109246 b | 0.773 | 68.275 | 0.328 | 0.1186 | 2010 |
| HD 101930 b | 0.300 | 70.457 | 0.302 | 0.1126 | 2005 |
| HD 178911 Bb | 7.352 | 71.487 | 0.345 | 0.1391 | 2001 |
| Gliese 785 b | 0.068 | 74.389 | 0.318 | 0.2972 | 2010 |
| HD 163607 b | 0.771 | 75.229 | 0.336 | 0.7332 | 2011 |
| 79 Ceti b | 0.260 | 75.593 | 0.350 | 0.2517 | 2000 |
| HD 20781 c | 0.050 | 85.131 | 0.343 | 0.2757 | 2011 |
| Gliese 253 c | 0.056 | 95.415 | 0.413 | 0.4132 | 2011 |
| HD 96700 c | 0.040 | 103.486 | 0.440 | 0.3734 | 2011 |
| HD 145377 b | 5.762 | 103.945 | 0.449 | 0.3067 | 2008 |
| HD 157172 b | 0.120 | 104.840 | 0.393 | 0.4551 | 2011 |
| Gliese 667 Cd | 0.022 | 106.433 | 0.423 | 0.6775 | 2012 |
| HD 136352 d | 0.030 | 106.722 | 0.408 | 0.4322 | 2011 |
| HD 177830 c | 0.149 | 110.889 | 0.514 | 0.3495 | 2010 |
| HIP 79431 b | 2.090 | 111.650 | 0.358 | 0.2938 | 2010 |
| 70 Virginis b | 7.491 | 116.671 | 0.454 | 0.4322 | 1996 |
| HD 216770 b | 0.653 | 118.450 | 0.458 | 0.3682 | 2003 |
| HD 52265 b | 1.093 | 118.957 | 0.504 | 0.3250 | 2000 |
| HD 102365 b | 0.050 | 122.079 | 0.463 | 0.3401 | 2011 |
| HD 208487 b | 0.519 | 122.506 | 0.530 | 0.2408 | 2004 |
| HD 10180 f | 0.075 | 122.763 | 0.492 | 0.1355 | 2010 |
| 61 Virginis d | 0.072 | 123.006 | 0.476 | 0.3453 | 2009 |
| HD 102272 b | 5.862 | 127.585 | 0.613 | 0.0512 | 2008 |
| HD 156279 b | 9.693 | 131.055 | 0.342 | 0.7076 | 2011 |
| GJ 3021 b | 3.366 | 133.712 | 0.493 | 0.5109 | 2000 |
| Xi Aquilae b | 2.775 | 136.755 | 0.679 | 0.0197 | 2008 |
| HD 231701 b | 1.784 | 141.604 | 0.556 | 0.1011 | 2007 |
| HD 93083 b | 0.371 | 143.578 | 0.482 | 0.1398 | 2005 |
| HIP 14810 c | 1.281 | 147.735 | 0.545 | 0.1637 | 2006 |
| HD 37124 b | 0.675 | 154.378 | 0.529 | 0.0536 | 1999 |
| HD 32518 b | 3.044 | 157.543 | 0.594 | 0.0137 | 2009 |
| HD 100655 b | 1.731 | 157.571 | 0.681 | 0.0847 | 2011 |
| HD 154672 b | 4.956 | 163.910 | 0.598 | 0.6087 | 2008 |
| HD 11506 c | 0.824 | 170.457 | 0.638 | 0.4189 | 2009 |
| HD 145457 b | 2.929 | 176.253 | 0.767 | 0.1119 | 2010 |
| HD 5891 b | 7.562 | 177.106 | 0.765 | 0.0663 | 2011 |
| 91 Aquarii b | 2.942 | 181.692 | 0.856 | 0.0027 | 2003 |
| Arkas | 2.673 | 184.023 | 0.814 | 0.0061 | 2008 |
| Spe | 4.825 | 185.840 | 0.826 | 0.0094 | 2008 |
| HD 73526 b | 2.036 | 188.265 | 0.647 | 0.3871 | 2002 |
| HD 215456 b | 0.101 | 191.990 | 0.608 | 0.1485 | 2011 |
| HD 9446 c | 1.818 | 192.887 | 0.654 | 0.0571 | 2010 |
| HD 155358 b | 0.895 | 194.981 | 0.629 | 0.1117 | 2007 |
| HD 69830 d | 0.057 | 197.041 | 0.629 | 0.0689 | 2006 |
| HD 104985 b | 6.331 | 198.161 | 0.754 | 0.0311 | 2003 |
| HD 75898 b | 1.476 | 204.152 | 0.736 | 0.0979 | 2007 |
| HD 82943 c | 1.740 | 219.024 | 0.750 | 0.0242 | 2001 |
| HD 169830 b | 2.921 | 225.618 | 0.814 | 0.3092 | 2000 |
| HD 218566 b | 0.211 | 225.750 | 0.688 | 0.3203 | 2010 |
| HD 45364 b | 0.187 | 226.934 | 0.680 | 0.1684 | 2008 |
| HD 8574 b | 1.962 | 228.755 | 0.743 | 0.3676 | 2001 |
| HIP 49067 c | 0.329 | 237.555 | 0.680 | 0.1862 | 2009 |
| HD 89744 b | 8.580 | 255.864 | 0.883 | 0.7043 | 2000 |
| HD 202206 c | 2.397 | 255.866 | 0.821 | 0.2669 | 2004 |
| 23 Librae b | 1.592 | 258.193 | 0.806 | 0.2331 | 1999 |
| HD 40979 b | 3.830 | 263.100 | 0.829 | 0.2477 | 2002 |
| HD 113538 b | 0.266 | 263.321 | 0.713 | 0.6122 | 2010 |
| HD 12661 b | 2.339 | 263.585 | 0.822 | 0.3608 | 2001 |
| HIP 104780 b | 1.468 | 268.937 | 0.776 | 0.2901 | 2009 |
| 4 Ursae Majoris b | 7.131 | 269.275 | 0.875 | 0.4321 | 2007 |
| HD 31527 d | 0.052 | 274.488 | 0.718 | 0.3765 | 2011 |
| HD 205739 b | 1.366 | 279.796 | 0.894 | 0.2674 | 2008 |
| HD 164509 b | 0.478 | 282.431 | 0.849 | 0.2557 | 2011 |
| SAO 38269 b | 0.913 | 292.567 | 0.872 | 0.2178 | 2011 |
| HD 175541 b | 0.610 | 297.346 | 1.031 | 0.3303 | 2007 |
| HD 59686 b | 5.256 | 302.561 | 1.088 | 0.0153 | 2003 |
| Rocinante | 0.522 | 310.547 | 0.920 | 0.0666 | 2006 |
| Iota Horologii b | 2.078 | 320.068 | 0.947 | 0.1610 | 1998 |
| HD 173416 b | 2.716 | 323.586 | 1.158 | 0.2098 | 2009 |
| HD 33142 b | 1.333 | 326.565 | 1.103 | 0.1444 | 2011 |
| HD 43197 b | 0.603 | 327.838 | 0.917 | 0.8303 | 2009 |
| HD 137388 b | 0.223 | 329.837 | 1.017 | 0.3596 | 2011 |
| HD 148427 b | 0.957 | 331.475 | 1.060 | 0.1587 | 2009 |
| HD 142 b | 1.276 | 337.112 | 0.979 | 0.2327 | 2001 |
| HD 210702 b | 2.956 | 341.118 | 1.174 | 0.2725 | 2007 |
| HD 45364 c | 0.658 | 342.851 | 0.896 | 0.0973 | 2008 |
| HD 122430 b | 3.373 | 344.946 | 1.075 | 0.6794 | 2003 |
| HIP 5158 b | 1.422 | 345.725 | 0.887 | 0.5233 | 2009 |
| HD 192699 b | 2.333 | 351.470 | 1.159 | 0.1487 | 2007 |
| HD 63765 b | 0.687 | 355.901 | 0.936 | 0.4312 | 2009 |
| HD 4313 b | 1.408 | 355.968 | 1.177 | 0.0409 | 2010 |
| HD 17092 b | 4.601 | 359.851 | 1.311 | 0.1660 | 2007 |
| HD 96063 b | 0.895 | 361.078 | 1.120 | 0.2142 | 2011 |
| HD 38283 b | 0.341 | 363.199 | 1.022 | 0.4096 | 2011 |
| HD 212771 b | 1.857 | 373.290 | 1.064 | 0.1111 | 2010 |
| HD 92788 b | 3.681 | 377.680 | 1.044 | 0.3323 | 2000 |
| HD 73526 c | 2.259 | 377.755 | 1.029 | 0.3955 | 2006 |
| Alpha Arietis b | 1.819 | 380.786 | 1.196 | 0.2504 | 2011 |
| HD 20868 b | 1.988 | 380.848 | 0.945 | 0.7549 | 2008 |
| HD 28185 b | 5.722 | 383.014 | 1.030 | 0.0701 | 2001 |
| HD 100777 b | 1.172 | 383.662 | 1.045 | 0.3571 | 2007 |
| HD 142415 b | 1.692 | 386.292 | 1.068 | 0.5371 | 2003 |
| HD 28678 b | 1.676 | 387.065 | 0.991 | 0.1679 | 2011 |
| HD 33564 b | 9.132 | 388.009 | 1.122 | 0.3365 | 2005 |
| HD 108874 b | 1.345 | 394.484 | 1.048 | 0.1276 | 2002 |
| HD 4203 b | 2.073 | 400.943 | 1.086 | 0.5193 | 2001 |
| HD 4208 b | 0.804 | 400.944 | 1.038 | 0.0518 | 2001 |
| HD 177830 b | 1.490 | 406.571 | 1.223 | 0.0086 | 1999 |
| HD 38858 b | 0.096 | 407.146 | 0.861 | 0.2665 | 2011 |
| HD 154857 b | 1.845 | 408.759 | 1.135 | 0.5101 | 2004 |
| HD 167042 b | 1.642 | 416.064 | 1.287 | 0.0262 | 2007 |
| Gamma1 Leonis b | 8.782 | 428.492 | 1.190 | 0.1445 | 2009 |
| HD 47536 b | 5.202 | 429.102 | 1.092 | 0.2165 | 2002 |
| Gliese 439 d | 0.527 | 431.678 | 1.104 | 0.2676 | 2011 |
| HD 1502 b | 3.096 | 431.766 | 1.158 | 0.1007 | 2011 |
| HD 98219 b | 1.775 | 436.864 | 1.230 | 0.1355 | 2011 |
| HD 99109 b | 0.502 | 439.254 | 1.102 | 0.0899 | 2006 |
| HD 82943 b | 1.809 | 441.194 | 1.197 | 0.3912 | 2000 |
| HD 210277 b | 1.290 | 442.103 | 1.169 | 0.4756 | 1998 |
| HD 108863 b | 2.632 | 443.442 | 1.122 | 0.0885 | 2011 |
| HD 128311 b | 3.165 | 448.573 | 1.066 | 0.2548 | 2000 |
| 24 Sextantis b | 1.986 | 452.779 | 1.334 | 0.0933 | 2010 |
| 94 Ceti b | 1.696 | 453.870 | 1.279 | 0.3019 | 2000 |
| HD 221287 b | 3.119 | 456.081 | 1.249 | 0.0801 | 2007 |
| HD 188015 b | 1.502 | 456.462 | 1.194 | 0.1372 | 2005 |
| HD 134606 d | 0.121 | 459.256 | 1.000 | 0.4596 | 2011 |
| HD 180902 b | 1.254 | 464.327 | 1.349 | 0.2550 | 2010 |
| HD 31253 b | 0.495 | 465.731 | 1.259 | 0.2672 | 2010 |
| HD 44219 b | 0.585 | 472.326 | 1.188 | 0.6077 | 2009 |
| HD 136418 b | 2.084 | 478.585 | 1.318 | 0.0882 | 2010 |
| Orbitar | 3.876 | 479.086 | 1.191 | 0.3754 | 2009 |
| HD 9578 b | 0.623 | 493.615 | 1.269 | 0.0220 | 2009 |
| HD 96167 b | 0.682 | 498.901 | 1.346 | 0.7066 | 2009 |
| HD 153950 b | 2.734 | 499.366 | 1.279 | 0.3361 | 2008 |
| HD 20367 b | 1.169 | 500.032 | 1.251 | 0.3215 | 2002 |
| HD 114783 b | 1.058 | 500.647 | 1.199 | 0.1216 | 2001 |
| HD 125612 b | 3.007 | 501.548 | 1.275 | 0.4582 | 2007 |
| HD 240210 b | 6.856 | 501.750 | 1.309 | 0.1497 | 2009 |
| HD 95089 b | 0.866 | 506.812 | 1.449 | 0.1572 | 2010 |
| 11 Ursae Minoris b | 10.480 | 516.222 | 1.517 | 0.0779 | 2009 |
| HD 102272 c | 2.610 | 519.645 | 1.563 | 0.6828 | 2008 |
| HD 158038 b | 1.766 | 521.007 | 1.343 | 0.2917 | 2011 |
| Gliese 785 c | 0.076 | 525.785 | 1.465 | 0.3201 | 2011 |
| HD 4113 b | 1.557 | 526.617 | 1.270 | 0.9026 | 2007 |
| HD 155358 c | 0.504 | 530.312 | 1.226 | 0.1761 | 2007 |
| HD 1690 b | 6.143 | 533.246 | 1.326 | 0.6376 | 2010 |
| HD 171028 b | 1.975 | 550.022 | 1.310 | 0.5855 | 2007 |
| HD 215497 c | 0.332 | 567.945 | 1.279 | 0.4925 | 2009 |
| HD 222582 b | 7.758 | 572.377 | 1.343 | 0.7250 | 1999 |
| HD 20782 b | 1.777 | 591.947 | 1.363 | 0.9254 | 2006 |
| Amateru | 7.621 | 594.866 | 1.933 | 0.2502 | 2007 |
| Gliese 649 b | 0.328 | 598.269 | 1.133 | 0.3046 | 2009 |
| HD 10180 g | 0.067 | 601.202 | 1.419 | 0.1853 | 2010 |
| HD 164604 b | 2.733 | 606.382 | 1.300 | 0.2426 | 2010 |
| HD 206610 b | 8.452 | 610.430 | 1.634 | 0.2289 | 2010 |
| HD 65216 b | 1.222 | 613.201 | 1.374 | 0.4140 | 2003 |
| HD 200964 b | 1.846 | 613.776 | 1.595 | 0.0400 | 2010 |
| HD 7199 b | 0.287 | 614.552 | 1.385 | 0.1866 | 2011 |
| BD+20°2457 c | 12.467 | 621.986 | 1.913 | 0.1783 | 2009 |
| HD 183263 b | 3.821 | 634.230 | 1.523 | 0.3632 | 2005 |
| HD 96127 b | 3.887 | 647.332 | 1.509 | 0.3221 | 2011 |
| HD 141937 b | 9.680 | 653.219 | 1.485 | 0.4113 | 2002 |
| HD 41004 Ab | 2.556 | 655.201 | 1.324 | 0.7422 | 2003 |
| HIP 2247 b | 5.096 | 655.579 | 1.338 | 0.5389 | 2008 |
| HD 181342 b | 7.946 | 662.897 | 1.823 | 0.1768 | 2010 |
| HD 116029 b | 2.126 | 670.193 | 1.582 | 0.1850 | 2011 |
| HD 5319 b | 1.942 | 675.002 | 1.748 | 0.1210 | 2007 |
| HD 152581 b | 1.525 | 688.758 | 1.482 | 0.0383 | 2011 |
| Gliese 317 b | 1.178 | 692.870 | 0.956 | 0.1933 | 2007 |
| HD 38801 b | 10.731 | 696.278 | 1.702 | 0.0076 | 2010 |
| HD 48265 b | 1.157 | 699.528 | 1.507 | 0.1813 | 2008 |
| HD 82886 b | 1.301 | 704.952 | 1.614 | 0.2503 | 2011 |
| Eta2 Hydri b | 6.519 | 711.152 | 1.935 | 0.3956 | 2005 |
| NGC 2423-3 b | 10.583 | 714.278 | 2.103 | 0.2109 | 2007 |
| HD 23079 b | 2.451 | 738.459 | 1.651 | 0.1020 | 2001 |
| HD 240237 b | 5.322 | 745.700 | 1.627 | 0.3759 | 2011 |
| Nu2 Canis Majoris b | 2.611 | 763.428 | 1.256 | 0.1437 | 2011 |
| HD 18742 b | 2.703 | 772.014 | 1.549 | 0.1866 | 2011 |
| HD 102329 b | 5.896 | 778.101 | 2.070 | 0.2109 | 2011 |
| HD 85390 b | 0.132 | 788.118 | 1.523 | 0.4145 | 2009 |
| 16 Cygni Bb | 1.679 | 799.483 | 1.691 | 0.6886 | 1996 |
| HD 200964 c | 0.900 | 825.112 | 1.943 | 0.1811 | 2010 |
| Chi Virginis b | 11.089 | 835.477 | 2.249 | 0.4623 | 2009 |
| HD 156411 b | 0.742 | 842.212 | 1.882 | 0.2199 | 2009 |
| HD 70573 b | 6.089 | 851.832 | 1.766 | 0.4126 | 2007 |
| HD 99706 b | 1.416 | 867.895 | 1.962 | 0.3650 | 2011 |
| HD 114386 b | 1.340 | 872.220 | 1.620 | 0.2287 | 2004 |
| HD 131496 b | 2.185 | 882.830 | 1.807 | 0.1633 | 2011 |
| 24 Sextantis c | 0.862 | 883.373 | 2.083 | 0.2877 | 2010 |
| HD 37124 c | 0.652 | 885.491 | 1.696 | 0.1248 | 2005 |
| HD 45350 b | 1.958 | 890.755 | 1.823 | 0.7776 | 2005 |
| 6 Lyncis b | 2.367 | 898.625 | 2.170 | 0.1340 | 2008 |
| Tadmor | 1.603 | 902.876 | 2.039 | 0.1146 | 1988 |
| HD 30856 b | 1.839 | 912.128 | 1.774 | 0.2149 | 2011 |
| HD 126525 b | 0.224 | 948.121 | 1.923 | 0.1322 | 2011 |
| HD 213240 b | 4.725 | 950.847 | 2.019 | 0.4212 | 2001 |
| 81 Ceti b | 5.347 | 952.745 | 2.545 | 0.2063 | 2008 |
| HD 181720 b | 0.374 | 955.568 | 1.844 | 0.2613 | 2009 |
| HIP 14810 d | 0.572 | 962.029 | 1.900 | 0.1733 | 2009 |
| HD 181433 c | 0.719 | 962.141 | 1.754 | 0.2794 | 2008 |
| HD 132406 b | 5.605 | 973.830 | 1.978 | 0.3387 | 2007 |
| HD 159868 b | 1.670 | 985.723 | 1.998 | 0.6898 | 2007 |
| HD 187085 b | 0.981 | 986.414 | 2.071 | 0.7545 | 2006 |
| HD 16175 b | 4.532 | 987.136 | 2.144 | 0.5922 | 2007 |
| Arion | 10.285 | 993.274 | 2.559 | 0.0724 | 2008 |
| HD 81040 b | 6.884 | 1001.742 | 1.932 | 0.5260 | 2005 |
| HD 34445 b | 0.666 | 1002.580 | 2.006 | 0.5714 | 2004 |
| HD 147018 c | 6.557 | 1007.543 | 1.918 | 0.1334 | 2009 |
| HD 148156 b | 0.855 | 1009.765 | 2.102 | 0.5228 | 2009 |
| HD 176051 Bb | 1.472 | 1016.083 | 1.761 | 0.0616 | 2010 |
| HD 197037 b | 0.789 | 1035.685 | 1.915 | 0.2213 | 2012 |
| HD 190647 b | 1.899 | 1038.079 | 2.072 | 0.1815 | 2007 |
| HD 114386 c | 1.188 | 1045.653 | 2.048 | 0.0559 | 2011 |
| HD 143361 b | 2.977 | 1056.638 | 1.999 | 0.1459 | 2008 |
| Gliese 676 Ab | 4.912 | 1056.782 | 1.810 | 0.3260 | 2009 |
| 109 Piscium b | 6.825 | 1076.388 | 2.153 | 0.0984 | 1999 |
| Taphao Thong | 2.535 | 1078.192 | 2.077 | 0.0321 | 1996 |
| HD 150433 b | 0.168 | 1096.178 | 2.203 | 0.0103 | 2011 |
| HD 28254 b | 1.158 | 1115.512 | 2.146 | 0.8136 | 2009 |
| HD 139357 b | 9.755 | 1125.674 | 2.343 | 0.1233 | 2009 |
| HD 114729 b | 0.946 | 1131.478 | 2.078 | 0.1675 | 2002 |
| HD 111232 b | 6.841 | 1142.630 | 1.973 | 0.2403 | 2003 |
| HD 170469 b | 0.667 | 1144.553 | 2.240 | 0.1070 | 2007 |
| HD 164922 b | 0.360 | 1154.735 | 2.109 | 0.0524 | 2006 |
| HD 30562 b | 1.289 | 1157.462 | 2.305 | 0.7614 | 2009 |
| HD 134060 c | 0.151 | 1160.886 | 2.306 | 0.7544 | 2011 |
| HD 2039 b | 6.110 | 1183.358 | 2.176 | 0.6722 | 2002 |
| HD 126614 Ab | 0.422 | 1187.202 | 2.302 | 0.5869 | 2009 |
| Kappa Coronae Borealis b | 1.790 | 1191.111 | 2.701 | 0.1924 | 2007 |
| HD 23127 b | 1.370 | 1214.151 | 2.320 | 0.4407 | 2007 |
| HD 73267 b | 3.058 | 1260.300 | 2.199 | 0.2556 | 2008 |
| HD 11506 b | 3.437 | 1269.517 | 2.432 | 0.2211 | 2007 |
| HD 7449 b | 1.112 | 1275.103 | 2.338 | 0.8219 | 2011 |
| HD 196050 b | 2.905 | 1288.502 | 2.366 | 0.2277 | 2002 |
| HD 175167 b | 7.817 | 1290.183 | 2.396 | 0.5427 | 2010 |
| HD 50554 b | 4.384 | 1292.546 | 2.356 | 0.5026 | 2001 |
| Rho Indi b | 2.265 | 1293.506 | 2.379 | 0.3192 | 2002 |
| HD 142245 b | 1.925 | 1299.360 | 2.220 | 0.3078 | 2011 |
| HD 8535 b | 0.632 | 1313.457 | 2.448 | 0.1463 | 2009 |
| HD 163607 c | 2.287 | 1314.087 | 2.260 | 0.1222 | 2011 |
| HD 217786 b | 12.984 | 1318.823 | 2.371 | 0.3988 | 2010 |
| HD 196885 Ab | 2.585 | 1333.334 | 2.566 | 0.4619 | 2005 |
| HD 47186 c | 0.351 | 1353.575 | 2.388 | 0.2493 | 2008 |
| Tau1 Gruis b | 1.258 | 1442.919 | 2.692 | 0.0703 | 2002 |
| HD 12661 c | 1.834 | 1444.457 | 2.556 | 0.0174 | 2003 |
| HD 86264 b | 7.028 | 1474.615 | 2.852 | 0.6621 | 2009 |
| HD 171238 b | 2.615 | 1522.694 | 2.540 | 0.4001 | 2009 |
| HD 86226 b | 1.481 | 1534.439 | 2.620 | 0.7299 | 2010 |
| HD 132563 Bb | 1.489 | 1544.154 | 2.801 | 0.2220 | 2011 |
| HD 23596 b | 7.801 | 1557.960 | 2.846 | 0.2916 | 2002 |
| HD 24496 Ab | 0.319 | 1568.479 | 2.597 | 0.3016 | 2009 |
| HD 113538 c | 0.711 | 1657.422 | 2.431 | 0.3212 | 2010 |
| HD 108874 c | 1.064 | 1679.810 | 2.753 | 0.2729 | 2005 |
| HD 204941 b | 0.266 | 1733.338 | 2.762 | 0.3700 | 2011 |
| 14 Herculis b | 5.072 | 1773.401 | 2.770 | 0.3378 | 1998 |
| HD 73534 b | 1.152 | 1801.372 | 3.154 | 0.0455 | 2009 |
| HD 129445 b | 1.587 | 1841.720 | 2.931 | 0.7027 | 2010 |
| HD 25171 b | 0.945 | 1844.533 | 3.025 | 0.0766 | 2010 |
| HD 37124 d | 0.696 | 1862.473 | 2.784 | 0.1569 | 2002 |
| Gliese 849 b | 0.821 | 1889.473 | 2.121 | 0.0625 | 2006 |
| HD 142022 Ab | 4.472 | 1923.238 | 3.020 | 0.5324 | 2005 |
| HD 204313 b | 4.048 | 1930.874 | 3.079 | 0.1308 | 2009 |
| HD 11964 b | 0.606 | 1940.004 | 3.166 | 0.2979 | 2005 |
| HD 79498 b | 1.342 | 1966.286 | 2.643 | 0.5870 | 2012 |
| HD 66428 b | 2.821 | 1972.505 | 3.220 | 0.4646 | 2006 |
| Pi Mensae b | 10.313 | 2048.512 | 3.281 | 0.6053 | 2001 |
| HD 152079 b | 2.880 | 2097.114 | 3.231 | 0.5977 | 2010 |
| HD 169830 c | 4.100 | 2102.476 | 3.604 | 0.3317 | 2003 |
| HD 89307 b | 1.776 | 2156.841 | 3.305 | 0.2411 | 2004 |
| HD 181433 d | 0.542 | 2171.604 | 3.018 | 0.4811 | 2008 |
| HD 220689 b | 1.190 | 2191.222 | 3.475 | 0.2018 | 2011 |
| HD 27631 b | 1.675 | 2219.866 | 3.161 | 0.1663 | 2011 |
| HD 10180 h | 0.203 | 2222.243 | 3.393 | 0.0814 | 2010 |
| HD 70642 b | 1.969 | 2230.735 | 3.367 | 0.0336 | 2003 |
| HD 215456 c | 0.246 | 2277.115 | 3.163 | 0.1866 | 2011 |
| Gliese 179 b | 1.071 | 2337.712 | 2.463 | 0.2677 | 2009 |
| HD 290327 b | 2.539 | 2442.710 | 3.429 | 0.0810 | 2009 |
| HD 74156 c | 8.027 | 2475.923 | 3.844 | 0.4337 | 2001 |
| HD 47536 c | 7.101 | 2488.746 | 3.525 | 0.1425 | 2007 |
| HD 6718 b | 1.654 | 2495.759 | 3.557 | 0.1010 | 2009 |
| HD 117207 b | 1.878 | 2627.084 | 3.808 | 0.1444 | 2005 |
| HD 37605 c | 3.379 | 2720.196 | 3.731 | 0.0129 | 2012 |
| HD 87883 b | 1.784 | 2753.998 | 3.599 | 0.5298 | 2009 |
| HD 30177 b | 10.525 | 2819.654 | 3.835 | 0.1931 | 2002 |
| HD 106270 b | 11.023 | 2888.372 | 4.354 | 0.4024 | 2011 |
| Gliese 777 b | 1.559 | 2915.411 | 4.043 | 0.3133 | 2002 |
| HD 183263 c | 3.723 | 2949.962 | 4.245 | 0.2529 | 2008 |
| HD 125612 d | 7.176 | 3007.886 | 4.208 | 0.2813 | 2009 |
| HD 72659 b | 3.301 | 3177.490 | 4.163 | 0.2693 | 2002 |
| HD 154345 b | 0.947 | 3339.667 | 4.195 | 0.0439 | 2006 |
| HIP 70849 b | 5.782 | 3387.159 | 3.790 | 0.1634 | 2009 |
| HD 24040 b | 4.044 | 3395.280 | 4.668 | 0.0682 | 2006 |
| Gliese 832 b | 0.638 | 3415.803 | 3.391 | 0.1240 | 2008 |
| HD 50499 b | 3.385 | 3618.586 | 5.000 | 0.2487 | 2005 |
| HD 106515 Ab | 10.547 | 3630.146 | 4.422 | 0.6015 | 2011 |
| Gliese 433 c | 0.138 | 3692.781 | 4.686 | 0.1666 | 2012 |
| HD 220773 b | 1.455 | 3724.655 | 4.612 | 0.5118 | 2012 |
| HD 187123 c | 1.989 | 3810.055 | 4.861 | 0.2523 | 1998 |
| Upsilon Andromedae e | 1.059 | 3848.859 | 5.204 | 0.0054 | 2010 |
| HD 7449 c | 2.002 | 4046.163 | 5.049 | 0.5344 | 2011 |
| Mu2 Octantis b | 7.134 | 4073.297 | 5.146 | 0.6335 | 2011 |
| Mu Arae e | 1.814 | 4205.898 | 5.227 | 0.0985 | 2002 |
| HD 217107 c | 2.213 | 4207.676 | 5.133 | 0.5549 | 1998 |
| HD 13931 b | 1.885 | 4575.836 | 5.439 | 0.0911 | 2009 |
| HD 190984 b | 3.078 | 4884.794 | 5.461 | 0.5664 | 2009 |
| 83 Leonis Bc | 0.358 | 4970.102 | 5.349 | 0.1057 | 2010 |
| 23 Librae c | 0.824 | 5012.874 | 5.821 | 0.1157 | 2009 |
| HD 65216 c | 2.243 | 5542.216 | 6.306 | 0.1548 | 2011 |
| 14 Herculis c | 2.089 | 6906.351 | 6.856 | 0.0042 | 2005 |
| HD 166724 b | 4.123 | 8139.250 | 8.950 | 0.7732 | 2011 |
| HD 98649 b | 7.046 | 10423.717 | 9.377 | 0.8638 | 2011 |
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The following is a list of 456 extrasolar planets that were only detected by radial velocity method –– 31 confirmed and 323 candidates, sorted by orbital periods. Since none of these planets are transiting or directly observed, they do not have measured radii and generally their masses are only minimum. The true masses can be determined when astrometry calculates the inclination of the orbit. There are 160 members of the multi-planet systems –– 21 confirmed and 139 candidates.
In astronomy, minimum mass is the lower-bound calculated mass of observed objects such as planets, stars, binary systems, nebulae, and black holes. Minimum mass is a widely cited statistic for extrasolar planets detected by the radial velocity method or Doppler spectroscopy, and is determined using the binary mass function. This method reveals planets by measuring changes in the movement of stars in the line-of-sight, so the real orbital inclinations and true masses of the planets are generally unknown. This is a result of sin i degeneracy. If inclination i can be determined, the true mass can be obtained from the calculated minimum mass using the following relationship: M true = M min sin i {\displaystyle M_{\text{true}}={\frac {M_{\min }}{\sin i}}} Note that this simple relationship only holds for planets with a mass much less than the host star's mass. For heavier planets, stellar companions with a similar mass to the primary star, or heavier companions like black holes or neutron stars, the complete binary mass function must be used to find the minimum and true companion mass.
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Doppler spectroscopy (also known as the radial-velocity method, or colloquially, the wobble method) is an indirect method for detecting extrasolar planets and brown dwarfs from radial-velocity measurements via observation of Doppler shifts in the spectrum of the planet's parent star. As of January 2026, over 1,100 known extrasolar planets (about 19.0% of the total) have been discovered using Doppler spectroscopy.
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