TRAPPIST-1 f
Description: TRAPPIST-1f, also designated as 2MASS J23062928-0502285 f, is an exoplanet, likely rocky, orbiting within the habitable zone around the ultracool dwarf star TRAPPIST-1, located 40.7 light-years away from Earth in the constellation of Aquarius. The exoplanet was found by using the transit method, in which the dimming effect that a planet causes as it crosses in front of its star is measured.
Physical Properties
Mass (Jupiter mass): 0.00326905958409186 MJ
Radius (Jupiter radius): 0.093 RJ
Density: 5.022904 g/cm³
Equilibrium Temperature: 217.7 K
Orbital Parameters
Orbital Period: 9.20754 days
Semi-major Axis: 0.03849 AU
Eccentricity: 0.01007
Inclination: 89.74°
Host Star Properties
Host Star: TRAPPIST-1
Spectral Type: Unknown
Temperature: 2566.0 K
Stellar Mass: 0.09 M☉
Stellar Radius: 0.12 R☉
Discovery Information
Planet Letter: f
Object ID: 3.11991
Host ID: 2.103803
Discovery Date: 2016-05
Discovery Year: 2017
Discovery Method: Transit
Discovery Locale: Multiple Locales
Discovery Facility: Multiple Observatories
Discovery Instrument: Multiple Instruments