What is an "exoplanet"?

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What is an "exoplanet"?

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Exoplanet:
- Contraction of Extra-solar Planet
- A planet outside of our solar system
- There are currently over 200 exoplanets identified

Links:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extrasolar_planet
http://exoplanet.eu/catalog.php
http://exoplanets.org/planets.shtml

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I think you nailed that one on the head, for those who don't no what extra-solar is and can't figure it out, it is outside the solar system.

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