The Occurrence and Architecture of Exoplanetary Systems

2015/06/20 by Joshua N. Winn, Daniel C. Fabrycky · 27 citations
Physics and Astronomy · #Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies #Astro and Planetary Science #Astronomical and nuclear sciences

paper · doi:10.1146/annurev-astro-082214-122246

Abstract

The basic geometry of the Solar System—the shapes, spacings, and orientations of the planetary orbits—has long been a subject of fascination as well as inspiration for planet-formation theories. For exoplanetary systems, those same properties have only recently come into focus. Here we review our current knowledge of the occurrence of planets around other stars, their orbital distances and eccentricities, the orbital spacings and mutual inclinations in multiplanet systems, the orientation of the host star's rotation axis, and the properties of planets in binary-star systems.

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