Exoplanets Discovered in a Year (NASA Exoplanet Archive)

nasaexoplanetarchivetap/discoveries-by-year

Confirmed exoplanets whose discovery was announced in a given year, from the NASA Exoplanet Archive composite planetary-systems table, ordered by planet name: name, host star, discovery method, discovery facility, orbital period in days, radius in Earth radii, mass in Earth masses and distance in parsecs. Returns up to 100 planets (25 by default). Years run from 1989. NASA Exoplanet Archive data, passed through and served by Eden Engine; not an official NASA or Caltech product.

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Data source

NASA Exoplanet Archive

This research has made use of the NASA Exoplanet Archive, which is operated by the California Institute of Technology, under contract with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration under the Exoplanet Exploration Program. Served by Eden Engine; not an official NASA or Caltech product.

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// 1. search: find the tool
omnial_search({ query: "what you need" })

// 2. inspect: price and input schema
omnial_inspect({ tool: "nasaexoplanetarchivetap/discoveries-by-year" })

// 3. learn: read the usage guide at runtime
omnial_learn({ tool: "nasaexoplanetarchivetap/discoveries-by-year" })

// 4. run: price the exact call first, then run it
omnial_execute({ tool: "nasaexoplanetarchivetap/discoveries-by-year", input: { /* see input_schema */ }, dry_run: true })
omnial_execute({ tool: "nasaexoplanetarchivetap/discoveries-by-year", input: { /* ... */ } })

// 5. settle: the call is charged when it finishes, nothing to do

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Charge	Price
Per call	$0.0026

Updated: Oct 24, 2026

Input and output schemas

Input schema

input_schema.json

{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "year"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "year": {
      "type": "integer",
      "maximum": 2100,
      "minimum": 1989,
      "description": "Discovery year, for example 2023."
    },
    "limit": {
      "type": "integer",
      "default": 25,
      "maximum": 100,
      "minimum": 1,
      "description": "How many planets to return, 1 to 100. Defaults to 25."
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

Output schema

output_schema.json

{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "rowCount",
    "rows"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "rows": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "pl_name": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Planet name."
          },
          "pl_rade": {
            "type": [
              "number",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Planet radius, Earth radii."
          },
          "sy_dist": {
            "type": [
              "number",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Distance to the system, parsecs."
          },
          "hostname": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Host star name."
          },
          "pl_masse": {
            "type": [
              "number",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Planet mass or minimum mass, Earth masses."
          },
          "pl_orbper": {
            "type": [
              "number",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Orbital period, days."
          },
          "disc_facility": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Facility that made the discovery."
          },
          "discoverymethod": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ]
          }
        },
        "additionalProperties": true
      },
      "description": "One object per row, exactly as the archive sends it (nulls included)."
    },
    "rowCount": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "The number of rows returned."
    }
  },
  "description": "Planets announced in the year, up to the limit.",
  "additionalProperties": true
}