Catalog // Stellar systems archive

The Systems

Every star in the Exoplanet Codex — measured, referenced, and open. Elemental abundances from high-resolution spectroscopy, tied to the planets they host.

12 systems · 2 active · 1 urgent · 9 queued
● #000 — Calibration Reference
The Sun
Sol · G2V · 8 planets · 1 AU reference

The calibration anchor for all Codex measurements. Direct HARPS solar feed (ESO 1102.D-0954(A), PI Dumusque). Solar EW results published. Abundance charts live.

Spectral typeG2V
Teff5778 K
[Fe/H]0.00
Planets8
● Calibration Active
● #001 — Active Science Target
Copernicus
55 Cancri A · HD 75732 · HIP 43587

Metal-rich K dwarf hosting five planets including Janssen — a lava super-Earth with possible CO₂ atmosphere (JWST 2024). C/O ratio contested in the literature. We are measuring it.

Spectral typeK0 IV-V
Teff5196 K
[Fe/H]+0.32
Planets5
● Active Science Target
⚡ #002 — JWST Aug 2026
Alpha Centauri A
α Cen A · HD 128620 · 1.34 pc

Our nearest stellar neighbor. Candidate Saturn-mass planet detected by JWST MIRI coronagraph — re-observation August 2026. Abundances in progress. HARPS complete, HST/MAST downloading.

Spectral typeG2V
Teff~5790 K
[Fe/H]+0.20
Distance1.34 pc
⚡ Urgent — JWST Aug 2026
○ #003 — Queued
Tau Ceti
τ Ceti · HD 10700 · 3.65 pc

Nearest single Sun-like star. Metal-poor G8V with 4–5 super-Earth candidates near the habitable zone. Key metallicity anchor at [Fe/H] = −0.50.

Spectral typeG8V
Teff~5344 K
[Fe/H]−0.50
Distance3.65 pc
Queued
○ #004 — Queued
HD 209458
HIP 108859 · G0V · 47.0 pc · Osiris

First exoplanet detected via transit and first with an atmosphere detected (Na, from HST/STIS). A landmark system in exoplanet science.

Spectral typeG0V
Teff~6117 K
[Fe/H]~0.00
PlanetHot Jupiter
Queued
○ #005 — Queued
HD 189733
HIP 98505 · K2V · 19.8 pc · Blue giant

The cobalt-blue hot Jupiter. Silicate glass rain, winds at 8700 km/h, and one of the most studied exoplanet atmospheres. Its K2V host is a key Codex metallicity comparison.

Spectral typeK2V
Teff~5050 K
[Fe/H]−0.03
PlanetHot Jupiter
Queued
○ #006 — Queued
Gliese 581
GJ 581 · HIP 74995 · M3V · 6.22 pc

M dwarf with multiple planets. Gliese 581 e was one of the least massive exoplanets known at discovery. The only M dwarf in the current Codex target list.

Spectral typeM3V
Teff~3480 K
[Fe/H]~−0.10
Planets3–4
Queued
○ #007 — Queued
HD 89307
HIP 50473 · G0V · 30.0 pc

G0V solar analogue with a Jupiter-mass planet at 3.34 AU in a near-circular orbit — an analogue of Jupiter itself around a slightly metal-poor sun.

Spectral typeG0V
Teff~5998 K
[Fe/H]−0.16
PlanetLong-period Jup.
Queued
○ #008 — Queued
Epsilon Eridani
ε Eri · HD 22049 · K2V · 3.22 pc

Nearest star to Sol with a confirmed planet. Young K2V with a prominent debris disk — a solar system analogue. Eps Eri b is a Jupiter-mass planet at 3.4 AU.

Spectral typeK2V
Teff~5084 K
[Fe/H]−0.13
Distance3.22 pc
Queued
○ #009 — Queued
Proxima Centauri
GJ 551 · M5.5Ve · 1.30 pc · Nearest star

The nearest star to Sol. Proxima b is a potentially habitable rocky planet in the stellar hab zone. An M5.5 flare star — tests the limits of the Codex pipeline.

Spectral typeM5.5Ve
Teff~3050 K
[Fe/H]~+0.21
Planets3
Queued
○ #010 — Queued
61 Virginis
61 Vir · HD 115617 · G5V · 8.52 pc

One of the best solar analogues known. G5V, [Fe/H] ≈ −0.01, three confirmed super-Earth/Neptune-class planets. A near-solar metallicity benchmark for planet formation.

Spectral typeG5V
Teff~5577 K
[Fe/H]−0.01
Planets3
Queued
○ #011 — Queued
51 Pegasi
51 Peg · HD 217014 · G2IV · 15.6 pc

The star that started it all. Dimidium (51 Peg b) was the first confirmed exoplanet around a Sun-like star (Mayor & Queloz 1995, Nobel 2019). A slightly evolved solar twin with [Fe/H] = +0.20.

Spectral typeG2IV
Teff~5793 K
[Fe/H]+0.20
Nobel2019
Queued