Star
TRAPPIST-1
An ultra-cool red dwarf star about 40 light-years away that hosts seven known terrestrial planets.
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- Scientific connections
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- Type: Star
- Domain: Scientific connections
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Stellar observatory profile
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Locate
Belongs to Aquarius.
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Connect
15 graph relations shape the knowledge viewport.
- Object type
- Star
- Graph relations
- 15
- Verified sources
- 2
- Image records
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Scientific map
Atlas context
- Belongs to
Aquarius
- Parent of
TRAPPIST-1 b
- Parent of
TRAPPIST-1 c
- Parent of
TRAPPIST-1 d
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Stellar structure
- Classification
- Star
- Catalog numbers
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- Graph relations
- 15
- Evidence sources
- 2
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- Belongs toAquarius
- Parent ofTRAPPIST-1 b
- Orbited byTRAPPIST-1 b
- Parent ofTRAPPIST-1 c
- Orbited byTRAPPIST-1 c
- Parent ofTRAPPIST-1 d
- Orbited byTRAPPIST-1 d
- Parent ofTRAPPIST-1 e
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Curated next objects
Aquarius
A large equatorial constellation, one of the 88 modern constellations, lying along the zodiac.
exoplanetTRAPPIST-1 b
The innermost of the seven known terrestrial planets orbiting TRAPPIST-1.
exoplanetTRAPPIST-1 c
The second terrestrial planet from the ultra-cool dwarf star TRAPPIST-1.
exoplanetTRAPPIST-1 d
The third terrestrial planet in the TRAPPIST-1 system.
exoplanetTRAPPIST-1 e
A habitable-zone terrestrial planet in the TRAPPIST-1 system, comparable in size to Earth.
exoplanetTRAPPIST-1 f
A habitable-zone terrestrial planet orbiting TRAPPIST-1.
Data
Scientific data & provenance
Data & provenance
- Stable ID
star:trappist-1- Type
- Star
- Domain
- Scientific connections
- Relationships
- 15
- Graph version
- 1.0.0
Dataset membership
Open data
In the graph export: graph.json · graph.jsonld
Planned API: GET /api/v0/entities/star:trappist-1
Scientific quality
Complete5 of 5 applicable dimensions complete
- Description
- Complete
- Source coverage
- Complete
- Relationship coverage
- Complete
- Review coverage
- Complete
- Citation coverage
- Complete
- Image coverage
- Not applicable
- Timeline coverage
- Not applicable
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Provenance & sources
review 2026.1Asteria Scientific Review Process · verification: sourced · accurate
- High evidenceconfirmed
TRAPPIST-1 is an ultracool red-dwarf star about 40 light-years away that hosts seven known Earth-sized planets, several of them in or near its habitable zone.
Source: NASA Exoplanet Science Institute (Caltech/IPAC) — NASA Exoplanet Archive · Freely available; acknowledgement requested
- NASA Exoplanet Archive, NASA Exoplanet Archive
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Scientific citations
3Real, source-backed references — primary papers first, then datasets and institutional sources. Formatted through the citation engine; nothing is fabricated.
- Peer-reviewed paperSeven temperate terrestrial planets around the nearby ultracool dwarf star TRAPPIST-1
Michaël Gillon & et al. · Nature 542, 456–460 · 2017
Nature · doi:10.1038/nature21360
Cite (APA / BibTeX)
Michaël Gillon & et al. (2017). Seven temperate terrestrial planets around the nearby ultracool dwarf star TRAPPIST-1. Nature 542, 456–460. Nature. https://doi.org/10.1038/nature21360 @misc{cite:gillon-2017-trappist, title = {Seven temperate terrestrial planets around the nearby ultracool dwarf star TRAPPIST-1}, author = {Michaël Gillon and et al.}, organization = {Nature}, howpublished = {Nature 542, 456–460}, year = {2017}, doi = {10.1038/nature21360}, url = {https://doi.org/10.1038/nature21360}, note = {The seven Earth-sized TRAPPIST-1 planets.} } - Archive pageSIMBAD entry: TRAPPIST-1
CDS — SIMBAD
Cite (APA / BibTeX)
CDS — SIMBAD (n.d.). SIMBAD entry: TRAPPIST-1. CDS — SIMBAD. https://simbad.cds.unistra.fr/simbad/ @misc{cite:simbad-star-trappist-1, title = {SIMBAD entry: TRAPPIST-1}, organization = {CDS — SIMBAD}, year = {n.d.}, url = {https://simbad.cds.unistra.fr/simbad/}, note = {SIMBAD identifications and measurements for TRAPPIST-1.} } - Archive pageTRAPPIST-1 — ESA Gaia astrometry
ESA — Gaia DPAC
Cite (APA / BibTeX)
ESA — Gaia DPAC (n.d.). TRAPPIST-1 — ESA Gaia astrometry. ESA — Gaia DPAC. https://gea.esac.esa.int/archive/ @misc{cite:gaia-star-trappist-1, title = {TRAPPIST-1 — ESA Gaia astrometry}, organization = {ESA — Gaia DPAC}, year = {n.d.}, url = {https://gea.esac.esa.int/archive/}, note = {Gaia parallax and photometry for TRAPPIST-1.} }
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- Planetary systemTRAPPIST-1 systemLinked through TRAPPIST-1 b
- Habitable-zone candidateHabitable zoneLinked through TRAPPIST-1 d
- ObservatoryLa Silla ObservatoryLinked through TRAPPIST-1 b
- Atlas viewExoplanet ExplorerLinked through TRAPPIST-1 b
Sources & references
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- NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration
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- ESAEuropean Space Agency
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