Let's do some wild extrapolation:

Now a total of 16 new planets have been discovered in 2008 so far. However, only 1/4th of the year has passed. That means if the current rate continues, at the end of the year we should have a total of 64 planets, surpassing the record year 2007.

On the other hand, in the period of 2002-06 the average number of new planets/year was only 30. If the transit method is finally delivering its promise, 60+ planets in this year is what we can realistically expect.

PS. The COROT team is following 100 planet candidates, and discovery papers are being prepared so one can expect news from them sooner or later...

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