FUNKER said:
Was wondering if anyone has any good references on exo planets, how their data is listed, a compilation of any relevant information.
Much appreciated.
here is a catalog
http://exoplanets.org/planets.shtml
this has a table that lists things like the period, the semimajor axis a (in AU), the mass in Jupiters, the eccentricity of orbit e, and so on
if you have any questions about some information listed please ask
the website itself has a lot more information
http://exoplanets.org/
including telling about a specialized search for ROCKY planets, that is in the works
Geoff Marcy, one of the chief hunters, is behind this site
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there is also this EUROPEAN site
http://exoplanet.eu/
it also has a catalog of the exoplanets that have been discovered
Jean Schneider is one of the people in charge. IIRC Marcy's San Francisco team and Schneider's Geneva-Paris team were about equally early in reporting the first exoplanets. They have been running sort of neck and neck since then, for over ten years now
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there is also a Wikipedia listing, but I would try exoplanets.org first because it is the scientists own website.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extrasolar_planet