The following is a list of planet types by their mass, radius, orbit, physical and chemical composition, or by another classification.
By mass and/or radius regime
By orbital regime
By composition
By surface conditions
Other types
See also Hypothetical astronomical object § Hypothetical planet types Dwarf planet Minor planet Planets in science fiction § Planet types Stellar classification Substellar object Sudarsky's gas giant classification
Notes
References
External links Periodic Table of Exoplanets at Planetary Habitability Laboratory, University of Puerto Rico at Arecibo A Thermal Planetary Habitability Classification for Exoplanets A Mass Classification for both Solar and Extrasolar Planets What Kinds of Planets Are Out There? at NASA Stern and Levison, "Regarding the criteria for planethood and proposed planetary classification schemes," Highlights of Astronomy 12 (2002) Lineweaver, C. H. and Robles, J. A. (2006). Towards a Classification System of Terrestrial Planets Out There: A Strange Zoo of Other Worlds SpaceEngine Planet Classifications A Planetary Classification Proposal