List of largest exoplanets

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List of largest exoplanets

Below is a list of the largest exoplanets so far discovered, in terms of physical size, ordered by radius.

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Jupiter as seen by Voyager 1 in 1979. It is the largest planet having its surface resolved[1][2][3] and it is the largest planet in the Solar System.[4]

Limitations

This list of extrasolar objects may and will change over time due to diverging measurements published between scientific journals, varying methods used to examine these objects, and the notably difficult task of discovering extrasolar objects in general. These objects are not stars, and are quite small on a universal or even stellar scale. Furthermore, these objects might be brown dwarfs, sub-brown dwarfs, or not even exist at all. Because of this, this list only cites the most certain measurements to date and is prone to change.

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The sizes are listed in units of Jupiter radii (RJ, 71 492 km). This list is designed to include all exoplanets that are larger than 1.6 times the size of Jupiter. Some well-known exoplanets that are smaller than 1.6 RJ (17.93 R🜨 or 114387.2 km) have been included for the sake of comparison.

More information Probably brown dwarfs (≳ 13 MJ) (based on mass), Probably sub-brown dwarfs (based on mass and location) ...
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* Probably brown dwarfs (≳ 13 MJ) (based on mass)
Probably sub-brown dwarfs (based on mass and location)
? Uncertain status (inconsistency in age or mass of planetary system)
! Uncertain status while probably brown dwarfs (≳ 13 MJ) (based on mass)
Probably exoplanets (≲ 13 MJ) (based on mass)
Planets with grazing transit, hindering radius determination
# Notable non-exoplanets reported for reference
Theoretical planet size restrictions
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Notes

  1. The measured radius from 2003 to 2006 was 696,342 ± 65 kilometers[6] with some in 2018 measured 695,660 ± 140 kilometers.[7] To avoid confusion, International Astronomical Union set the solar radius to exactly 695700 km.[8]
  2. The best estimate mass is (1.988475 ± 0.000092) × 1030 kg.[5] Another estimate mass gave 1.988420 × 1030 kg. (based of the ratio of the mass of Earth to the Sun of 1332946)[9] To simplify the solar mass, International Astronomical Union set the solar mass to exactly 1.988416 × 1030 kg.[8]
  3. Applying the Stefan–Boltzmann law with a nominal solar effective temperature of 5,772 K:
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  4. Using PMS evolutionary models and a potential higher age of 1 Myr, the luminosity would be lower, and the planet would be smaller. However, this would require for the object to be closer as well, which is unlikely. Another distance estimate to the Orion Nebula Cluster would result in a luminosity 1.14 times lower and also a smaller radius.
  5. Instead of a photo-evaporating disk it may be an evaporating gaseous globule (EGG). If so, it has a final mass of 2 - 28 MJ.[15]
  6. A calculated radius thus does not need to be the radius of the (dense) core.
  7. Proplyd 133-353 is proposed to have formed in a very low-mass dusty cloud or an evaporating gas globule as a second generation of star formation, which can explain both its young age and the presence of its disk.
  8. Based on the estimated temperature and luminosity via the Stefan-Boltzmann law.
  9. This radius estimate might have been affected the planet's circumplanetary disk, as the spectrum does not necessarily corresponds to a planet photosphere.
  10. Refers to the level of 1 bar atmospheric pressure

Candidates for largest exoplanets

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Unconfirmed exoplanets

These planets are also larger than 1.6 times the size of the largest planet in the Solar System, Jupiter, but have yet to be confirmed or are disputed.
Note: Some data may be unreliable or incorrect due to unit or conversion errors

More information Probably planets (≲ 13 MJ) (based on mass), Unclassified object (unknown mass) ...
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X Unclassified object (unknown mass)
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Exoplanets with uncertain radii

This list contains planets with uncertain radii that could be below or above the adopted cut-off of 1.6 RJ, depending on the estimate.

More information Probably planets (≲ 13 MJ) (based on mass), Status uncertain (inconsistency in age or mass of planetary system) ...
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Probably planets (≲ 13 MJ) (based on mass)
? Status uncertain (inconsistency in age or mass of planetary system)
Planets with grazing transit, hindering radius determination
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  1. Converted from 25±4 R🜨.

Chronological list of largest exoplanets

These exoplanets were the largest at the time of their discovery.
Present day: 24 April 2025

More information Later identified to be a probable/confirmed brown dwarf (≳ 13 MJ) or a star (≳ 82.76 MJ), Candidate for largest exoplanet (currently or in time span) ...
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* Later identified to be a probable/confirmed brown dwarf (≳ 13 MJ) or a star (≳ 82.76 MJ)
Candidate for largest exoplanet (currently or in time span)
? Status uncertain (inconsistency in age or mass of planetary system) while being candidate for largest exoplanet
Assumed largest exoplanet, while unconfirmed, later retracted or later confirmed
Largest exoplanet (≲ 13 MJ) at the time
Largest confirmed exoplanet (in radius and mass), while discovered candidates might be larger
# Non-exoplanets reported for reference
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Notes

  1. Calculated using Rp/R multiplied by R. The value is later multiplied by (142984 km ÷ 1391400 km) to convert from R to RJ.
  2. Based on the estimated temperature and luminosity via the Stefan-Boltzmann law.
  3. Refers to the level of 1 bar atmospheric pressure

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