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TRAPPIST-1

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TRAPPIST-1 is a red dwarf star with seven known exoplanets, lying in the constellation Aquarius roughly 40.66 light-years from Earth.

Facts
Classification
Constellation
Aquarius 1
Catalogue
Other or Uncatalogued 1
Object Type
Red dwarf star 1
Discovery Year
2000 2
Connections

Associated With

Exoplanet, Concepts

TRAPPIST-1 is a well studied multi-planet exoplanet system

Habitable Zone, Concepts

Several TRAPPIST-1 planets orbit in or near the habitable zone

Orbital Resonance, Concepts

The TRAPPIST-1 planets form a chain of orbital resonances

Orbited By

TRAPPIST-1e, Celestial Objects
Source Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
In the Other Atlases

In Constellation

Aquarius

Also in Divinity Atlas: the constellation this subject lies in.

Sources
1. Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Wikimedia FoundationOrbited By: TRAPPIST-1e, TRAPPIST-1e, orbital period section (edges wave 2)
Quote, Orbited By: TRAPPIST-1e, 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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2. TRAPPIST-1 (Wikipedia)
  • TRAPPIST-1, lead section
    a red dwarf star with seven known exoplanets
  • TRAPPIST-1, Wikipedia - lead section, catalogue classification
    TRAPPIST-1 (also known as 2MASS J23062928−0502285 or SPECULOOS-1) is a red dwarf star with seven known exoplanets.
  • TRAPPIST-1, Wikipedia - lead section, constellation
    It lies in the constellation Aquarius approximately 40.66 light-years (12.47 pc) away from Earth.
  • Article text
    The discovery of the star was first published in 2000.
  • In Category: Celestial Objects, TRAPPIST-1, Wikipedia summary
  • In Group: Red Dwarfs, Lead sentence
    TRAPPIST-1 (also known as 2MASS J23062928−0502285 or SPECULOOS-1) is a red dwarf star with seven known exoplanets.
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Wikidata: TRAPPIST-1
Wikidata Q23986556, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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