TRAPPIST-1, une étoile M8.0 V, possède 7 planètes confirmées.
Mesuré
Distance
environ 40.5 années-lumière
Type spectral de l'étoile
M8.0 V
Planètes confirmées
7
Distance au Soleil
À propos 40.5 années-lumière. Pour la traverser :
Lumière40.5 ans
Vitesse de Voyager 1720,000 ans
Roule à 100 km/h437 millions d’années
Voyager 1 à la vitesse à laquelle elle s'est éloignée au cours de l'année jusqu'à 2026-10-25 (JPL Horizons). En voiture : sans arrêt, sans jamais refaire le plein.
Faits
TRAPPIST-1 d et TRAPPIST-1 e ont une température d'équilibre comprise entre −50 et +50 °C.
Méthode de découverte
Première planète découverte en 2016, par transit (NASA Exoplanet Archive).
Ses planètes
TRAPPIST-1 b — 1.1 times Earth's width, about Earth-sized — probably rocky; its year lasts 36 hours; about 130 °C, hotter than boiling water; found in 2016 by transit.
TRAPPIST-1 c — 1.1 times Earth's width, about Earth-sized — probably rocky; its year lasts 2 days; about 67 °C, between freezing and boiling; found in 2016 by transit.
TRAPPIST-1 d — 0.8 times Earth's width, smaller than the Earth; its year lasts 4 days; about 13 °C, between freezing and boiling; found in 2016 by transit.
TRAPPIST-1 e — 0.9 times Earth's width, about Earth-sized — probably rocky; its year lasts 6 days; about −23 °C, below freezing; found in 2017 by transit.
TRAPPIST-1 f — 1.1 times Earth's width, about Earth-sized — probably rocky; its year lasts 9 days; about −55 °C, below freezing; found in 2017 by transit.
TRAPPIST-1 g — 1.1 times Earth's width, about Earth-sized — probably rocky; its year lasts 12 days; about −76 °C, below freezing; found in 2017 by transit.
TRAPPIST-1 h — 0.8 times Earth's width, smaller than the Earth; its year lasts 19 days; about −100 °C, below freezing; found in 2017 by transit.
NASA Exoplanet Archive, Planetary Systems Composite Parameters (fetched 2026-11-02). Composite values: where a planet's size or mass was not measured, the archive estimates it from the other.
This research has made use of the NASA Exoplanet Archive, which is operated by the California Institute of Technology, under contract with NASA under the Exoplanet Exploration Program.