Some exoplanets have been given unofficial nicknames by Astronomers or the media. These names are either descriptive or named after something based on observed properties of the planet. Pseudo-Proper Names
Some exoplanets have been given unofficial nicknames by Astronomers or the media. These names are either descriptive or named after something based on observed properties of the planet. Pseudo-Proper Names
Some exoplanets have been given unofficial nicknames by Astronomers or the media. These names are either descriptive or named after something based on observed properties of the planet. Pseudo-Proper Names
* Bellerophon -
* Osiris -
* Methuselah - A helium white dwarf and a pulsar in the middle of the crowded core of the M4 star cluster, around which , the oldest known planet, nicknamed "Methuselah, orbits. It was formed only 1 Billion Years after the big bang and is 13 Billion years old. The planet may be a brown dwarf.
* Goldilocks Planet -
* Fire and Ice Planet -
* Bull's Eye Planet -
* Tatooine Planet - First triple star system found to have a planet.