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TRAPPIST-1 is a cool red dwarf star [c] with seven known exoplanets. It lies in the constellation Aquarius about 40.66 light-years away from Earth, and has a surface temperature of about 2,566 K (2,290 °C; 4,160 °F ). Its radius is slightly larger than Jupiter and it has a mass of about 9% of the Sun.
Learn about the TRAPPIST-1 system, the most studied planetary system aside from our own solar system, with seven rocky worlds that could have water on their surface. See images, videos, and 3D models of the planets, and compare their properties to Earth and other exoplanets.
23 de feb. de 2022 · Hace cinco años, los astrónomos revelaron el sistema TRAPPIST-1. En todo el mundo, los periódicos publicaron en sus portadas el hallazgo: los astrónomos habían descubierto que una estrella enana roja llamada TRAPPIST-1 albergaba siete planetas del tamaño de la Tierra.
20 de feb. de 2018 · Learn about the seven Earth-size planets around the ultra-cool dwarf star TRAPPIST-1, which is older and fainter than our Sun. Find out how scientists study their atmospheres, ages, densities and more using telescopes and computer models.
26 de nov. de 2021 · Siete planetas del tamaño de la Tierra orbitan el llamado sistema TRAPPIST-1 en una armonía casi perfecta, que investigadores han empleado para determinar la cantidad de "abuso físico" que estos...
22 de ene. de 2021 · TRAPPIST-1 is the nearest star system with multiple Earth-size planets in the habitable zone. Learn about the latest discoveries and findings of this diverse and intriguing planetary system from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope.
22 de feb. de 2017 · Using Spitzer and other telescopes, scientists have found seven rocky planets orbiting an ultra-cool dwarf star, three of which are in the habitable zone. The TRAPPIST-1 system is the best target yet for studying the atmospheres of potentially habitable, Earth-size worlds.
