Exoplanet count: JPL recap

[h2ouniverse]

Hi all,<br /><br />This recap on JPL's site for the previous year in exoplanet hunting.<br />http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/planetHuntingNewYear.cfm<br /><br />They count 62 for the previous year.<br />Does anybody have a curve or an histogram of the exoplanet count since 1995?<br /><br />Best regards.<br />

 

[brellis]

Wikipedia's List year-by-year <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font size="2" color="#ff0000"><em><strong>I'm a recovering optimist - things could be better.</strong></em></font> </p> </div>

 

[h2ouniverse]

Thanks. Not yet realized we are in the wikipedian era of instant knowledge.<br />Google did not drive me to this page despite reasonably close keywords <img src="/images/icons/frown.gif" /> Nor Wikipedia own search engine...<br /><br />Apparently the curve, once updated to take into account the figure of 62 for 2007, would seem indeed to accelerate.

 

[dragon04]

I would think that by now, we can begin to estimate the number of planets that actually exist in our galaxy at least in the outskirts.<br /><br />Lots and lots. <img src="/images/icons/smile.gif" /><br /><br />This is all great incentive to move forward and expediently in TPF projects, IMO. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <em>"2012.. Year of the Dragon!! Get on the Dragon Wagon!".</em> </div>

 

[mithridates]

Okay, I left a message on the talk page of the user that made that image. If he feels like updating it then we'll see the total for 2007. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p>----- </p><p>http://mithridates.blogspot.com</p> </div>

 

[5stone10]

I personally enjoy this site ---<br /><br />Extrasolar Visions

 

[brellis]

<font color="yellow">Apparently the curve, once updated to take into account the figure of 62 for 2007, would seem indeed to accelerate.</font><br /><br />hehe, needs a bigger chart! <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font size="2" color="#ff0000"><em><strong>I'm a recovering optimist - things could be better.</strong></em></font> </p> </div>

 

[h2ouniverse]

Hi<br />The site looks beautiful indeed. But apparently no longer updated since september 2005 <img src="/images/icons/frown.gif" />. A pity for the presentation was cute.<br /><br />Also counting brown dwarves as planet is NOK imo. "Dwarf" stands for "dwarf star" as a maffer of fact!! (and there is nuclear fusion at play)

 

[h2ouniverse]

To Brad:<br />Indeed. Within a few years this kind of curve will have to be on a log scale on y as space missions aand ground telescopes should find them by the thousands. But I was wondering whether a kind of temporary asymptote had been reached with the current means. Apparently not. Another exponential at play (as usual).<br />