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Planets/Exoplanets/TRAPPIST-1 e

Confirmed exoplanet · Terrestrial

TRAPPIST-1 e

Orbiting TRAPPIST-1

Discovered in 2017 using Transit. This page reflects the latest synchronized NASA Exoplanet Archive composite record.

NASA Archive record ↗Back to catalog →

TRAPPIST-1 System - Artist Concept, an official NASA exoplanet image or artist concept — Sourced object or system artworkNASA/JPL-Caltech

Discovery: 2,017
Method: Transit
Radius: 0.92 R⊕
Mass: 0.692 M⊕
Orbit: 6.101013 days
Distance: 12.429889 pc

Planet profile

Orbit and physical properties

Orbital period: 6.101013 days
Semi-major axis: 0.02925 AU
Eccentricity: 0.0051
Radius: 0.92 Earth radii
Mass: 0.692 Earth masses
Mass provenance: Mass
Density: 4.901605 g/cm³
Equilibrium temperature: 249.7 K
Insolation: 0.646 Earth flux

Host system

Star and system properties

Host star: TRAPPIST-1
Stars in system: 1
Known planets in system: 7
Spectral type: M8.0 V
Stellar temperature: 2,566 K
Stellar radius: 0.1192 R☉
Stellar mass: 0.0898 M☉
Stellar metallicity: 0.052 dex
Stellar age: 7.6 Gyr
Distance: 12.429889 parsecs
Right ascension: 23h06m30.33s
Declination: -05d02m36.46s

Discovery

Detection and provenance

Discovery method: Transit
Discovery year: 2,017
Publication date: 2017-02
Discovery locale: Multiple Locales
Facility: Multiple Observatories
Telescope: Multiple Telescopes
Instrument: Multiple Instruments
NASA Exoplanet Archive: Open composite record ↗

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