ExoKyoto is a database written in C++ that includes over 3,500 confirmed
exoplanets
An exoplanet or extrasolar planet is a planet outside the Solar System. The first possible evidence of an exoplanet was noted in 1917 but was not recognized as such. The first confirmation of detection occurred in 1992. A different planet, init ...
as well as more than 120,000 stars. The database is led by Professor Yosuke Yamashiki of the Graduate School of Advanced Leadership Studies, at
Kyoto University
, mottoeng = Freedom of academic culture
, established =
, type = Public (National)
, endowment = ¥ 316 billion (2.4 billion USD)
, faculty = 3,480 (Teaching Staff)
, administrative_staff = 3,978 (Total Staff)
, students = 22 ...
. ExoKyoto is particularly useful to visualize the habitable zone of different stars and compare their planets with the Solar System in terms of irradiance. Together with the Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia, the NASA Exoplanet Archive, the Open Exoplanet Catalogue, and the Exoplanet Data Explorer, ExoKyoto is a popular exoplanet database that is widely used.
See also
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NASA Exoplanet Archive
The NASA Exoplanet Archive is an online astronomical exoplanet catalog and data service that collects and serves public data that support the search for and characterization of extra-solar planets (exoplanets) and their host stars. It is part of ...
References
Databases in Japan
Astronomical databases
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