Exploring the diversity of Jupiter-class planets.

Of the 900+ confirmed exoplanets discovered since 1995 for which we have constraints on their mass (i.e. not including Kepler candidates), 75% have masses larger than Saturn (0.3 MJ), 53% are more massive than Jupiter and 67% are within 1 AU of their host stars. When Kepler candidates are included,...

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Main Authors: Fletcher, L, Irwin, P, Barstow, J, de Kok, R, Lee, J, Aigrain, S
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Royal Society of London 2014