  We compile the observational evidence for the three recently presented planet
candidates imaged directly and derive in a homogeneous way their temperatures
and masses. For both AB Pic b and 2M1207 b, we derive a larger temperature
range than in Chauvin et al. (2004, 2005b). AB Pic b appears to be quite
similar as GQ Lup b, but older. According to the Tucson and Lyon models, all
three companions could either be planets or brown dwarfs. According to the
Wuchterl formation model, the masses seem to be below the D burning limit. We
discuss whether the three companions can be classified as planets, and whether
the three systems are gravitationally bound and long-term stable.
