CONFIRMED EXOPLANET
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Terrestrial
TRAPPIST-1 b
Orbits Host Star: TRAPPIST-1
(Type M8.0 V)
· Distance: 40.500 Light-Years (12.430 pc)
Planetary Radius
1.116 R⊕
Planetary Mass
1.374 M⊕
Surface Gravity
1.1 g / g⊕
Equilibrium Temp
398K (125°C)
Orbital Period
1.511 days
Discovery Year
2016 (Transit)
Habitability Assessment
⚠️ Thermal Exclusions: High equilibrium temperature (398 K) places this world well interior to the runaway greenhouse threshold.
Discovery Facility: La Silla Observatory.
Other Worlds in the TRAPPIST-1 System (6)
NASA EXOPLANET ARCHIVE COMPOSITE PARAMETERS