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TRAPPIST-1e

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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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Object Type
Exoplanet 1
Discovery Year
2017 1
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1. Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Wikimedia FoundationTRAPPIST-1e, lead section
Quote, TRAPPIST-1e, lead section
a rocky, close-to-Earth-sized exoplanet orbiting within the habitable zone
1. Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Wikimedia FoundationTRAPPIST-1e, infobox (Discovered)
Quote, TRAPPIST-1e, infobox (Discovered)
22 February 2017
1. Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Wikimedia FoundationIn Category: Celestial Objects, TRAPPIST-1e, Wikipedia summary
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