Exoplanets in star clusters
astro-ph.EP, astro-ph.SR
Submitted: 2026-09-01
Updated: 2026-09-01
Comments: 14 pages, 6 figures, accepted by Astronomische Nachrichten
Project page: https://www.cosmos.esa.int/gaia
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
The gist: The field of exoplanetary research is rapidly evolving, thanks to TESS and Kepler/K2.
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Abstract
The field of exoplanetary research is rapidly evolving, thanks to TESS and Kepler/K2. With the latest data release, Gaia DR3, Gaia has transformed the study of star clusters. By combining the known properties of exoplanets and those of star clusters, in which they are found, it is possible to study the planets in greater detail and test theories of planetary evolution. We aim to create a catalogue of Gaia IDs for known exoplanets and use it to link the planets to a catalogue of star clusters. We utilised the NASA Exoplanet Archive and the Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia to compile a catalogue of known exoplanets. We then cross-matched the data with Gaia DR3 sources to obtain the Gaia IDs of the exoplanets. Using this information, we inferred the potential association of these exoplanets with star clusters. We described the statistical properties of these exoplanets. We compiled a catalogue of Gaia IDs for known exoplanets and identified those associated with star clusters. This resource facilitates detailed studies of exoplanet properties and their evolutionary contexts within stellar clusters.
Sources
- TESS Investigation -- Demographics of Young Exoplanets (TI-DYE) III: an inner super-Earth in TOI-2076
- TESS Hunt for Young and Maturing Exoplanets (THYME) XII: A Young Mini-Neptune on the Upper Edge of the Radius Valley in the Hyades Cluster
- Improving the open cluster census. I. Comparison of clustering algorithms applied to Gaia DR2 data
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