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Gliese 581d

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M-type red dwarf, a very common type of star in the Milky Way, potential for liquid water on the surface

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TRAPPIST-1e

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Ultra-cool dwarf star, very small and relatively cool star type, located in the habitable zone

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WASP-17b

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F-type main-sequence star, larger and slightly hotter than the Sun, the planet has a retrograde orbit

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HD 189733 b

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K-type main-sequence star, relatively close to Earth, known for its deep azure blue color due to silicate particles in its atmosphere

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HD 209458 b

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F-type main-sequence star, hotter and larger than the Sun, has an evaporating hydrogen atmosphere

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Proxima Centauri b

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M-type red dwarf, closest star to the Sun, may be in the habitable zone

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HD 100546 b

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B-type main-sequence star, young and massive hot star, possible protoplanet or forming planet within a circumstellar disk

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Kepler-62f

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K-type main-sequence star, cooler than the Sun, potentially habitable planet

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GJ 436 b

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M-type red dwarf, cooler than the Sun, the planet is a 'hot Neptune' with a noticeable comet-like tail

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CoRoT-7b

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K-type main-sequence star, cooler and smaller than the Sun, the planet is extremely hot and rocky

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55 Cancri e

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K-type main-sequence star, slightly smaller and cooler than the Sun, the planet may have a lava ocean

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WASP-12b

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G-type main-sequence star, similar to but larger than the Sun, the planet is very close to its host star

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Beta Pictoris b

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A-type main-sequence star, very young star system, directly imaged exoplanet

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WASP-19b

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G-type main-sequence star, similar to the Sun but more active, shortest orbital period known for any planet

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51 Pegasi b

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G-type main-sequence star, similar to the Sun, first hot Jupiter discovered

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K2-288Bb

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M-type red dwarf, cool and small, part of a binary star system, in the habitable zone

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Kepler-16b

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Binary star system consisting of a K-type and an M-type star, resembles the fictional planet Tatooine from 'Star Wars'

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LHS 1140 b

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M-dwarf star, one of the best places to look for signs of life due to its stable star and large planetary size

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WASP-33b

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A-type main-sequence star, much hotter than the Sun, the planet has a 'year' lasting less than 29 hours

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KELT-9b

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A-type main-sequence star, much hotter than the Sun, the planet has an ultra-short orbital period

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Fomalhaut b

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A-type main-sequence star, young and surrounded by a debris disk, potential exoplanet or dust cloud

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K2-18b

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M-type red dwarf, smaller and cooler than the Sun, has an atmosphere with water vapor

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GJ 1214b

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M-type red dwarf, smaller and cooler than the Sun, has a thick atmosphere likely composed of heavy molecules

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Kepler-452b

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G-type main-sequence star, similar to the Sun but older, orbits in the habitable zone

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Kepler-442b

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K-type main-sequence star, cooler than the Sun, located in the habitable zone

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Kepler-10b

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G-type main-sequence star, similar to the Sun, the first confirmed rocky planet Kepler found

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Kepler-186f

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M-dwarf star, cooler and smaller than the Sun, within the habitable zone

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Kepler-22b

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G-type main-sequence star, slightly smaller than the Sun, located in the habitable zone

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Tau Ceti e

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G-type main-sequence star, very similar to the Sun in terms of size and luminosity, potentially habitable

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