Open Exoplanet Catalogue
In this article, the importance of Open Exoplanet Catalogue in today's society will be discussed. Open Exoplanet Catalogue has become a relevant topic in various areas, from politics to popular culture. Its influence extends globally, generating debates and reflections on its impact on our lives. Through detailed analysis, different perspectives and approaches on Open Exoplanet Catalogue will be explored, with the aim of understanding its true nature and meaning in the current context. Furthermore, the implications and consequences of Open Exoplanet Catalogue in the contemporary world will be examined, thus providing a complete overview of its relevance and significance.
The Open Exoplanet Catalogue is a catalogue of all discovered extra-solar planets. It is a new kind of astronomical database decentralized and completely open.
It is considered one of the four exoplanet catalogues most widely used, together with the Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia, the NASA Exoplanet Archive, and the Exoplanet Data Explorer.
In 2012, Hanno Rein presented a new kind of astronomical database based on small text files and a distributed version control system.
In 2016, Ryan Varley presented ExoData, Python interface and exploratory analysis tool for the Open Exoplanet Catalogue.
Statistics
As of October 2020, the Open Exoplanet Catalogue has the following statistics:
| Number of confirmed exoplanets | 4319 |
|---|---|
| Total number of planets (including Solar System objects and unconfirmed exoplanets) | 4441 |
| Number of planetary systems | 3261 |
| Number of binary systems | 159 |
| Number of commits | 19312 |
References
- ^ "Open Exoplanet Catalogue". www.openexoplanetcatalogue.com. Retrieved 2020-10-15.
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- ^ Rein, Hanno (2012-12-04). "A proposal for community driven and decentralized astronomical databases and the Open Exoplanet Catalogue". arXiv:1211.7121 .
- ^ Varley, Ryan (2016-10-01). "ExoData: A Python package to handle large exoplanet catalogue data". Computer Physics Communications. 207: 298–309. arXiv:1510.02738. Bibcode:2016CoPhC.207..298V. doi:10.1016/j.cpc.2016.05.009. ISSN 0010-4655. S2CID 7697127.