Exoplanet Type
Free-floating Planet
Synonym for a rogue planet.
Untethered planetary-mass bodies in interstellar space, detected mainly through gravitational microlensing surveys.
Overview
Untethered planetary-mass bodies in interstellar space, detected mainly through gravitational microlensing surveys.
See also
Hot Jupiter
A gas giant orbiting very close to its star.
Warm Jupiter
A gas giant orbiting at moderate distance from its star.
Cold Jupiter
A Jupiter-like planet far from its star.
Hot Neptune
A Neptune-mass world on a short orbit.
Hot Saturn
A Saturn-mass planet in a close orbit.
Super-Earth
A rocky planet bigger than Earth.