About the Atlas
Explore confirmed exoplanet host systems using published celestial coordinates and stellar distance measurements. Each interactive point is one host system; its planets link to the existing Worlds Beyond catalogue. The Sun is at the origin.
Positions are based on published astronomical coordinates and distance measurements. The optional Galactic Plane guide marks zero Galactic latitude through the Sun; it is an orientation guide, not a model of the Sun’s height above the Galaxy’s physical midplane. Stellar colours are approximate visual interpretations of temperature or spectral type, and point sizes are adjusted for readability.
Why the map looks uneven
Discoveries reflect telescope survey coverage and detection methods. Kepler, TESS and other surveys have looked in different directions. A sparse area does not mean it has no planets.
Understanding distance
A light-year is the distance light travels in a year. Measurements vary in precision and may be refined. Hosts without a positive published distance or complete sky coordinates are searchable but excluded from the spatial map.
Data sources
The NASA Exoplanet Archive’s confirmed Planetary Systems Composite Parameters table supplies the data. Its astrometry incorporates published research, including Gaia measurements where available. The atlas uses the site’s daily catalogue sync, not live NASA requests in your browser.
The atlas maps confirmed exoplanet systems using the best available published astronomical data. Positions and distances may be refined as measurements improve. Planet appearances, where shown, are artistic interpretations unless explicitly identified as direct observations. Decorative background stars are not mapped objects.
Our data methodology ↗