GoKawiilNorthwestern team launches tool to predict directly-imaged exoplanet positions
Astronomer Jason Wang, with collaborators Matas Kulikauskas and Sarah Blunt, has released an online tool called 'Where Is the Planet' that predicts the current and future positions of directly-imaged exoplanets and brown dwarf companions in their orbits. The tool accepts requests to add new orbits and provides a citation record for researchers who use it in published work.
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Predicting orbital positions helps astronomers plan follow-up observations with telescopes capable of direct imaging, which could make scheduling more efficient for confirming and tracking faint companions. Making the tool citable and open to contributor requests suggests the team wants it adopted as a shared community resource rather than a one-off project.
- Tool predicts locations of directly-imaged exoplanets and brown dwarf companions
- Built by Jason Wang, Matas Kulikauskas, and Sarah Blunt at Northwestern
- Users can request new orbits be added and are asked to cite the tool in research
Source: whereistheplanet.com, 2026-10-03
Published there as: “Where Is the Planet”
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