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TRAPPIST-1

An ultra-cool red dwarf star about 40 light-years away that hosts seven known terrestrial planets.

Type
Star
Domain
Scientific connections
Connections
15

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  3. 03

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    Belongs to Aquarius.

  4. 04

    Connect

    15 graph relations shape the knowledge viewport.

Object type
Star
Graph relations
15
Verified sources
2
Image records
0
Domain
Scientific connections
Status
Graph entity

Scientific map

Atlas context

TRAPPIST-1coordinate fields shown only when available
  • Belongs to

    Aquarius

  • Parent of

    TRAPPIST-1 b

  • Parent of

    TRAPPIST-1 c

  • Parent of

    TRAPPIST-1 d

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Stellar structure

Stellar readingCore and radiative regionsPhotosphere / visible surfaceSpectral observations requiredTRAPPIST-1
Classification
Star
Catalog numbers
Not recorded
Graph relations
15
Evidence sources
2
AquariusTRAPPIST-1 bTRAPPIST-1 bTRAPPIST-1 cTRAPPIST-1 cTRAPPIST-1 dTRAPPIST-1 dTRAPPIST-1 eTRAPPIST-1 eTRAPPIST-1 fTRAPPIST-1 fTRAPPIST-1 gTRAPPIST-1Star

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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

Complete
Reviewed2 sourcesv1.0.0

5 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 2026.1

Asteria 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

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Scientific citations

3

Real, source-backed references — primary papers first, then datasets and institutional sources. Formatted through the citation engine; nothing is fabricated.

  • 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.}
    }
  • 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.}
    }
  • 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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  • NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration

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  • ESAEuropean Space Agency

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