CONFIRMED EXOPLANET
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Terrestrial
★ TEMPERATE HABITABLE ZONE
TRAPPIST-1 f
Orbits Host Star: TRAPPIST-1
(Type M8.0 V)
· Distance: 40.500 Light-Years (12.430 pc)
Planetary Radius
1.045 R⊕
Planetary Mass
1.039 M⊕
Surface Gravity
0.95 g / g⊕
Equilibrium Temp
218K (-55°C)
Orbital Period
9.208 days
Discovery Year
2017 (Transit)
Habitability Assessment
✓ Classified as a Temperate Habitable Zone Candidate.
With an estimated equilibrium temperature of 218 K (-55°C) and a radius of 1.045 R⊕, TRAPPIST-1 f 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