Now You Can Join the Planet Hunt by Locating Some of the Brighter Stars with Known Planetary Systems on a Map of the Sky. If Conditions Are Right, You Might Even Spot the Actual Stars in the Night Sky.

You Can't See Them -- but They're There

Whether or Not a Star Can Be Spotted Easily in the Night Sky Depends on Its Apparent Brightness, or Magnitude. Magnitude Is Signified by a Numerical Value, and the Dimmer the Star, the Higher the Number. the Brightest Star in the Sky, Sirius, Has a Magnitude of -1.5, While Stars with Magnitudes Higher Than About 4 Are Difficult or Impossible to Perceive with the Naked Eye.

70 Virginismagnitude: 4.97

Pegasus, Marked by Its Distinctive Great Square, Is Known as an Autumn Constellation. See Where Pegasus Lies on the Star Map.

47 Ursae Majorismagnitude: 5.05

Pegasus, Marked by Its Distinctive Great Square, Is Known as an Autumn Constellation. See Where Pegasus Lies on the Star Map.

51 Pegasimagnitude: 5.49

Pegasus, Marked by Its Distinctive Great Square, Is Known as an Autumn Constellation. See Where Pegasus Lies on the Star Map.

55 Cancrimagnitude: 5.59

See Where Cancer Lies on the Star Map.

Nova Online/Hunt for Alien World's/Find the Planets

By Chloe Bennett

• Oct 9, 2026 • 4 min read

Nova Online/Hunt for Alien World's/Find the Planets

Direct Answer • Key Takeaway

Find the Planets the Dream of Finding World's Beyond Our Solar System Is Now a Reality. in 1992, Alex Wolszczan and Dale Frail Announced the Landmark Discovery of Planets Orbiting a Distant Pulsar. Three Year's Later, Michel Mayor and Didier Queloz Ended the Long Quest to Detect a Planet Around a Star Like Our Own Sun. the Pace of Discovery Since Then Has Been Astounding -- Heralding Nearly a Dozen New Alien World's.

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