TRAPPIST-1e is a rocky, close-to-Earth-sized exoplanet orbiting within the habitable zone of the ultra-cool red dwarf star TRAPPIST-1, about 40.7 light-years from Earth in the constellation Aquarius. It was found using the transit method, which measures the dimming of a star as a planet crosses in front of it.
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Wikimedia FoundationTRAPPIST-1e, infobox (Discovered)
22 February 2017
Orbits: TRAPPIST-1, TRAPPIST-1e, orbital period section (edges wave 2)
One full revolution around TRAPPIST-1 takes only 6.10 days (~146 hours) to complete.
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a rocky, close-to-Earth-sized exoplanet orbiting within the habitable zone
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TRAPPIST-1e is a rocky, close-to-Earth-sized exoplanet orbiting within the habitable zone around the ultra-cool red dwarf star TRAPPIST-1, located 40.7 light-years (12.5 parsecs; 385 trillion kilometers; 239 trillion miles) away from Earth in the constellation of Aquarius.
TRAPPIST-1e, Wikipedia - lead section, constellation
TRAPPIST-1e is a rocky, close-to-Earth-sized exoplanet orbiting within the habitable zone around the ultra-cool red dwarf star TRAPPIST-1, located 40.7 light-years (12.5 parsecs; 385 trillion kilometers; 239 trillion miles) away from Earth in the constellation of Aquarius.
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In Group: Rocky and Habitable-Zone Exoplanets, Lead sentence
TRAPPIST-1e is a rocky, close-to-Earth-sized exoplanet orbiting within the habitable zone around the ultra-cool red dwarf star TRAPPIST-1, located 40.7 light-years (12.5 parsecs; 385 trillion kilometers; 239 trillion miles) away from Earth in the constellation of Aquarius.
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