Exoplanets discovered in 1998

6 confirmed worlds

Every one was found by the radial velocity method, spotted by the gravitational wobble the planet tugs in its star; 2 of them sit in or near their star's habitable zone.

Most Earth-like
HD 210277 b
Nearest to Earth
GJ 876 b
ESI 0.43
HD 210277 b
Gas giant
Distance
69.5 ly
Your weight
≥ 2.22 g
Year
442 days
ESI 0.39
GJ 876 b
Gas giant
Distance
15.2 ly
Your weight
4.09 g
Year
61 days
ESI 0.24
HD 168443 b
Gas giant
Distance
129 ly
Your weight
≥ 15.27 g
Year
58 days
ESI 0.17
HD 195019 b
Gas giant
Distance
123 ly
Your weight
≥ 7.48 g
Year
18 days
ESI 0.11
HD 217107 b
Gas giant
Distance
65.4 ly
Your weight
2.48 g
Year
7.1 days
ESI 0.07
HD 187123 b
Gas giant
Distance
150 ly
Your weight
≥ 0.82 g
Year
3.1 days