This isn't a true representation as most of these aren't confirmed, but what a knock out looking pic all the same.
When I first saw that pic, I thought gosh what have I missed recently, they must have found & confirmed bucket loads very quickly and very recently,

so I went looking for more info.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extrasolar_planet
From Wikki...
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There are 539 candidate extra-solar planets that have been identified[1] as of March 24, 2011.]
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