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    How many planets to date have been observed orbiting stars other than the Sun?

    Question #56138. Asked by gmackematix. (Mar 23 05 6:31 PM)


    gtho4

    		136 planets are known outside our Solar System

    @ 5th February 2005 : http://exoplanets.org

    Apr 05 05, 7:16 PM
    gmackematix

    		History was made this year by two of them actually being observed rather than detected:
    http://www.nature.com/news/2005/050321/full/050321-9.html

    Apr 06 05, 12:26 AM
    serpa

    		358 planets are known outside our solar system as of September 2009.

    http://exoplanets.org/

    Sep 08 09, 2:20 PM

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