Are there exoplanets in the Belt of Orion?

In Orion, there are a few large stars and – we now know from this image – a huge number of small, planet-size objects. The name ‘planetars’ was once suggested for these celestial objects because they are the size of planets yet they follow orbits around the Galaxy like stars. read more

Yes, there are exo-planets discovered in the Orion constellation, for instance, the stars HD 37605 and HD 38529 both have two known planets. HD 38858 is also interesting, as it has a known planet, and also a disk of comets. read more

There are so many planet-sized objects revealed in the details of this image that he goes on to say that it gives him hope that the next generation of ground-based telescopes “will discover a wealth of smaller Earth-sized planets”. read more

HD 38858 is a star in Orion relatively near Orion's belt that is known to have at least one planet. There are a few other stars in Orion that have been found to host planets, though none that lie on the "belt" itself. There is also evidence for rogue planets (planets that don't orbit a star) in the Orion Nebula. read more