CONFIRMED EXOPLANET
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Terrestrial
★ TEMPERATE HABITABLE ZONE
TRAPPIST-1 e
Orbits Host Star: TRAPPIST-1
(Type M8.0 V)
· Distance: 40.500 Light-Years (12.430 pc)
Planetary Radius
0.920 R⊕
Planetary Mass
0.692 M⊕
Surface Gravity
0.82 g / g⊕
Equilibrium Temp
250K (-23°C)
Orbital Period
6.101 days
Discovery Year
2017 (Transit)
Habitability Assessment
✓ Classified as a Temperate Habitable Zone Candidate.
With an estimated equilibrium temperature of 250 K (-23°C) and a radius of 0.920 R⊕, TRAPPIST-1 e falls within the conservative empirical boundary where a solid rocky surface could sustain liquid surface water under suitable atmospheric greenhouse conditions.
Discovery Facility: Multiple Observatories.
Other Worlds in the TRAPPIST-1 System (6)
NASA EXOPLANET ARCHIVE COMPOSITE PARAMETERS