Speaker
Desidera, Silvano
(Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF))
Description
A broad diversity in architectures of planetary systems is emerging from various planet search projects with different techniques and several statistical properties are consolidating. A brief observational overview of the statistical properties of exoplanets will be presented, considering both giant planets and low-mass planets, with emphasis on multi-planet systems and systems somewhat resembling the architecture of the Solar System. The contribution of Italian astronomers will be highlighted and future perspectives based on new instrumentation from the ground and from space will be discussed.
