List of exoplanets discovered in 2018 explained

This List of exoplanets discovered in 2018 is a list of confirmed exoplanets that were first observed during 2018.[1]

For exoplanets detected only by radial velocity, the listed value for mass is a lower limit. See Minimum mass for more information.

Name !data-sort-type="number"Mass !data-sort-type="number"Radius !data-sort-type="number"Period (days) !data-sort-type="number"Semi-major axis (AU) !data-sort-type="number"Temp. (K)[2] !Discovery method data-sort-type="number"Distance (ly) !data-sort-type="number"Host star mass !data-sort-type="number"Host star temp. (K) !Remarksradial vel.
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24 Boötis b0.9130.35060.190radial vel.313.90.994893[3]
40 Eridani Ab0.026642.3780.2190radial vel.16.4260.785072[4]
COROT-20c1716752.90radial vel.28191.146050Brown dwarf (possibly)
DE Canum Venaticorum b124098.15.75timing99.640.51[5]
Gamma Librae b1.02415.21.24radial vel.154.71.474822
Gamma Librae c4.58964.62.17radial vel.154.71.474822
Gliese 15 Ac0.1176005.4radial vel.11.60.383567[6]
Gliese 96 b0.0618673.940.291radial vel.38.9290.603785
Gliese 143 b0.096370.22835.5890.1932transit53.250.76
Gliese 1132 c0.008318.9290.0476300radial vel.41.1530.1813270
Gliese 1265 b0.0233.65110.026radial vel.33.450.183236Host star also known as LP 819-052
Gliese 3779 b0.0253.02320.026radial vel.44.840.273324Host star also known as Ross 1020
HAT-P-11c1.6034074.13radial vel.123.310.8094780[7]
HATS-39b0.631.574.57763480.060071645transit29101.3796572
HATS-40b1.591.583.26427360.049972101transit45501.5616460
9.71.334.1936490.05831710transit24571.4966424
HATS-42b1.881.402.29210200.036891856transit26721.2736060
HATS-54b0.7531.0152.54417650.03701429transit23501.055621 Host star also known as NGTS-22
HATS-55b0.9211.2514.20420010.054121367transit20341.206214
HATS-56b0.6021.6884.3247990.060431902transit18821.576536
HATS-57b3.1471.1392.35062100.034931413.4transit9131.035587
HATS-58Ab1.031.0954.21808960.057981721transit16051.467175
HATS-59b0.8061.1265.4160810.061121128transit21401.045670
HATS-59c12.7014222.504175.9radial vel.21401.045670
HATS-60b0.6621.1533.5608290.047081528transit16091.0975688
HATS-61b3.401.1957.8179530.079081226.1transit22621.085542
HATS-62b0.1791.0553.27688370.041631237transit17310.905416
HATS-63b0.9601.2073.05665270.040261398.3transit20700.935627
HATS-64b0.9601.6794.9088970.065621793transit36401.566554
HATS-65b0.8211.5013.10516100.044971634transit16311.266277
HATS-66b5.331.4113.14143910.047141998transit50401.416625
HATS-67b1.451.6851.60917880.030322193transit32191.446594
HATS-68b1.2901.2323.58622020.050711741transit20041.356147
HATS-69b0.5770.9452.22525770.032111295.7transit13680.895137
HATS-70b12.91.3841.88823780.036322730transit42630.811.08
0.4151.02611.535330.10971228.3transit260.1211.3245521
1.171.444.126880.05682061transit645.721.436801
HD 4917 b1.6151.224400.51.167radial vel.670.11.324802Two additional planets in system are suspected
HD 13167 b3.311.16726134.10radial vel.487.81.355671
HD 14787 b1.1211.250676.61.70radial vel.389.91.434946
HD 18015 b3.181.17022783.87radial vel.405.21.495603
HD 23472 b0.056380.17917.6670.121543transit127.480.674684
HD 23472 c0.054050.16729.6250.170467transit127.480.674684
HD 33142 c5.97834radial vel.37.341.785009Marginal detection
HD 55696 b3.8718273.18radial vel.2551.296012
HD 72490 b1.7681.2188581.88radial vel.413.51.214934
HD 72490 c4.538785.22radial vel.2241.264867
HD 89345 b0.1100.66011.814300.10661089transit433.11.165576 Host star also known as K2-234
HD 94834 b1.261.24215762.74radial vel.321.01.114798
HD 98736 b2.33968.81.864radial vel.1060.925271
HD 125390 b22.161756.23.16radial vel.5031.364850
HD 148164 b1.23328.550.9930radial vel.2521.216032
HD 148164 c5.1650626.15radial vel.2521.216032
HD 148284 b33.7339.3310.9740radial vel.4001.075572 Brown dwarf
HD 158996 b14.0820.22.1radial vel.9331.84069
HD 180053 b2.1941.203213.720.843radial vel.448.71.755131
HD 180617 b0.03839105.90.3357radial vel.19.280.453557Planetary orbit partly in habitable zone
HD 202772 Ab1.0171.5453.3089580.052082132transit480.11.726272
HD 203473 b7.81552.92.73radial vel.2371.125780
HD 211810 b0.67015582.656radial vel.2111.035652
HD 215152 b0.00575.76000.05764radial vel.70.480.7704935
HD 215152 e0.009125.1970.1542radial vel.70.480.7704935
HD 217850 b21.63501.34.56radial vel.2151.035544Likely a brown dwarf
HD 219666 btransit[8] Host star also known as TOI-118[9]
HD 220197 b0.2017282.729radial vel.2100.915683
HD 233832 b1.7820582.827radial vel.1920.714981
HD 238914 b6.041005.7radial vel.9821.474769
IC 4651 9122 b6.3734.02.038radial vel.28702.19000 Disputed
K2-80d0.22828.86730.1778transit658.70.905441
K2-138b0.1402.353220.03380transit5970.935378[10]
K2-138c0.2253.559870.04454transit5970.935378
K2-138d0.2375.404780.05883transit5970.935378
K2-138e0.2948.261440.07807transit5970.935378
K2-138f0.25112.757590.10430transit5970.935378
K2-141c0.0230.6247.748500.06739transit202.160.7084599[11]
K2-155b0.0150.1386.343650.0546708transit237.940.654258
K2-155c0.0200.17413.854020.0946583transit237.940.654258
K2-155d0.0150.14640.68350.1937381transit237.940.654258
K2-156b0.1030.8131490.01491347transit492.00.664597[12]
K2-157b0.0940.365257transit0.945456
K2-158b0.23610.06050.0887794transit647.10.925503
K2-158c0.1145.90280.0622948transit647.10.925503
K2-159b0.20212.42210.1013684transit560.40.905425
K2-160b0.2843.7058710.04660transit10380.9835649
K2-161b0.5469.2831880.0861transit30700.9874972
K2-162b0.1289.45890.0795631transit407.30.754842
K2-163b0.2206.6731170.06509transit6840.8264937
K2-164b0.29017.35510.1387transit12381.1815791
K2-165b0.11372.354990.03262transit440.60.8355185
K2-165c0.13864.382750.04935transit440.60.8355185
K2-165d0.23614.10140.1076transit440.60.8355185
K2-166b0.1958.52720.08583transit15771.165960
0.2529.97750.0912transit264.51.025908
0.19115.85400.1195transit8010.9075554
0.11366.380800.06764transit7740.9865548
0.1277.57650.07457transit12960.9645748
0.16112.40000.1036transit12960.9645748
0.2405.62850.05960transit20100.8925250
0.148614.31690.1128transit820.30.9345569
K2-172c0.28629.62680.1832transit820.30.9345569
K2-173b0.14355.868700.06105
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|-|K2-183c||0.224|10.79347|0.09371||style="background:#FFFF00"|transit|1083|0.942|5482|[12] |-|K2-183d||0.227|22.6295|0.1535||style="background:#FFFF00"|transit|1083|0.942|5482|[12] |-|K2-184b||0.1372|16.99344|0.1210||style="background:#FFFF00"|transit|247.1|0.819|5252||-|K2-185b||0.117|10.6166|0.09378||style="background:#FFFF00"|transit|882|0.976|5722||-|K2-186b||0.283|41.4742|0.2359||style="background:#FFFF00"|transit|1089|1.019|5784||-|K2-187b||0.123|0.773981|||style="background:#FFFF00"|transit||0.97|5477||-|K2-187c||0.152|2.87179|0.03910||style="background:#FFFF00"|transit|1089|0.967|5477||-|K2-187d||0.287|7.14908|0.07182||style="background:#FFFF00"|transit|1089|0.967|5477||-|K2-187e||0.201|13.6083|0.11031||style="background:#FFFF00"|transit|1089|0.967|5477||-|K2-188b||0.112|1.74298|0.02932||style="background:#FFFF00"|transit|1476|1.107|5982||-|K2-188c||0.234|7.80760|0.07967||style="background:#FFFF00"|transit|1476|1.107|5982||-|K2-189b||0.1349|5.17630|0.05711||style="background:#FFFF00"|transit|795.2|0.928|5503||-|K2-189c||0.222|6.67934|0.06769||style="background:#FFFF00"|transit|795.2|0.928|5503||-|K2-190b||0.1210|10.09886|0.0884||style="background:#FFFF00"|transit|526.5|0.905|5631||-|K2-190c||0.0975|21.5740|0.1467||style="background:#FFFF00"|transit|526.5|0.905|5631||-|K2-191b|||0.04885||style="background:#FFFF00"|transit|1071|1.022|5753||-|K2-219c||0.128|6.6677|0.06982||style="background:#FFFF00"|transit|1071|1.022|5753||-|K2-219d||0.230|11.13728|0.09830||style="background:#FFFF00"|transit|1071|1.022|5753||-|K2-220b||0.198|13.68251|0.11043||style="background:#FFFF00"|transit|766.7|0.960|5599||-|K2-221b||0.1498|2.39909|0.03520||style="background:#FFFF00"|transit|1049|1.011|5716||-|K2-222b|0.0252|0.210|15.38883|0.1190||style="background:#FFFF00"|transit|331.4|0.950|5934||-|K2-223b||0.0812|0.505570|0.012664||style="background:#FFFF00"|transit|651.3|1.06|5835||-|K2-223c||0.144|4.56417|0.05491||style="background:#FFFF00"|transit|651.3|1.06|5835||-|K2-224b||0.139|4.47859|0.05422|1002|style="background:#FFFF00"|transit|904.8|0.91|5620||-|K2-224c||0.215|10.0949|0.08858|764|style="background:#FFFF00"|transit|904.8|0.91|5620||-|K2-225b||0.311|15.8715|0.13385|902|style="background:#FFFF00"|transit|1179|1.27|5742||-|K2-226b||0.137|3.27111|0.04133|1120|style="background:#FFFF00"|transit|693|0.88|5424||-|K2-227b||0.149|13.6218|0.1098||style="background:#FFFF00"|transit|613.9|0.951|5673||-|K2-228b||0.108|2.69837|0.0338|914|style="background:#FFFF00"|transit|423|0.71|4715||-|K2-229b|0.0082|0.102|0.584249|0.012888|1818|style="background:#FFFF00"|transit|335.5|0.87|5315||-|K2-229c|0.067|0.181|8.32801|0.0769|750|style="background:#FFFF00"|transit|335.5|0.87|5315||-|K2-230b||0.175|2.86064|0.0409|1529|style="background:#FFFF00"|transit|1791|1.11|5945||-||||0.22|13.8419|0.1132||style="background:#FFFF00"|transit|1057|1.01|5695||-|K2-232b|0.398|1.000|11.168459|0.10356|1001|style="background:#FFFF00"|transit|427.9|1.188|6154|[13] |-||||0.1247|2.46746|0.03317|1040|style="background:#FFFF00"|transit|220.60|0.800|4950||-||||0.1191|7.06142|0.06687|728|style="background:#FFFF00"|transit|220.60|0.800|4950||-||||0.236|24.3662|0.1527|482|style="background:#FFFF00"|transit|220.60|0.800|4950||-|K2-236b|0.085|0.546|19.49213|0.148|886|style="background:#FFFF00"|transit|595.7|1.18|6025| First exoplanet discovered by scientists based in India.|-|K2-237b|1.60|1.65|2.18056|0.037|1884|style="background:#FFFF00"|transit|1036|1.28|6257| Also called EPIC 229426032 b|-|||0.86|1.30|3.20466|0.046|1587|style="background:#FFFF00"|transit|22000|1.19|5630| Also called EPIC 246067459 b|-|K2-239b|0.0044|0.098|5.240|0.0441|502|style="background:#FFFF00"|transit|101.48|0.40|3420||-|K2-239c|0.0028|0.089|7.775|0.0576|427|style="background:#FFFF00"|transit|101.48|0.40|3420||-|K2-239d|0.0041|0.098|10.115|0.0685|399|style="background:#FFFF00"|transit|101.48|0.40|3420||-|||0.016|0.18|6.034|0.0513|586|style="background:#FFFF00"|transit|238.3|0.58|3810||-|||0.014|0.16|20.523|0.1159|389|style="background:#FFFF00"|transit|238.3|0.58|3810||-|K2-241b||0.227|26.8199|0.1567|507|style="background:#FFFF00"|transit|489.6|0.71|5262||-|K2-242b||0.227|6.51389|0.0494|416|style="background:#FFFF00"|transit|357.4|0.38|3459||-|K2-243b||0.194|11.5418|0.1087|1035|style="background:#FFFF00"|transit|877|1.29|6570||-|K2-243c||0.179|24.9460|0.1817|801|style="background:#FFFF00"|transit|877|1.29|6570||-|K2-244b||0.156|21.0688|0.1418|638|style="background:#FFFF00"|transit|698.6|0.86|5677||-|K2-245b||0.387|11.89307|0.0959|923|style="background:#FFFF00"|transit|1507|0.83|5793||-|K2-246b||0.311|5.76918|0.0602|977|style="background:#FFFF00"|transit|2341|0.87|5610||-|K2-247b||0.189|2.25021|0.0304|979|style="background:#FFFF00"|transit|848.1|0.74|4667||-|K2-247c||0.195|6.4942|0.0615|688|style="background:#FFFF00"|transit|848.1|0.74|4667||-|K2-248b||0.229|7.1726|0.0699|886|style="background:#FFFF00"|transit|1341|0.88|5528||-|K2-249b||0.249|12.4090|0.1151|1061|style="background:#FFFF00"|transit|1726|1.32|6504||-|K2-250b||0.218|4.01457|0.0459|958|style="background:#FFFF00"|transit|1369|0.80|5172||-|K2-251b||0.210|9.3008|0.0694|437|style="background:#FFFF00"|transit|481.6|0.52|3717||-|K2-252b||0.155|13.8151|0.1041|639|style="background:#FFFF00"|transit|751.3|0.79|5152||-|K2-253b||1.130|4.00167|0.0506|1238|style="background:#FFFF00"|transit|2933|1.08|6027||-|K2-254b||0.145|4.09639|0.0448|791|style="background:#FFFF00"|transit|747.8|0.71|4629||-|K2-254c||0.195|12.1184|0.0923|551|style="background:#FFFF00"|transit|747.8|0.71|4629||-|K2-255b||0.259|1.96417|0.0274|1034|style="background:#FFFF00"|transit|628.4|0.71|4676||-|K2-257b||0.074|1.60588|0.0216|789|style="background:#FFFF00"|transit|209.14|0.52|3725||-|K2-258b||0.268|19.0921|0.1490|

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