Illustration of TRAPPIST-1 Planets as of Feb. 2018

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spitzer_ssc2018-04a February 5th, 2018

Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/R. Hurt, T. Pyle (IPAC)

This illustration shows the seven Earth-size planets of TRAPPIST-1, an exoplanet system about 40 light-years away, based on data current as of February 2018. The image shows the planets relative sizes but does not represent their orbits to scale. The art highlights possibilities for how the surfaces of these intriguing worlds might look based on their newly-calculated properties.

The seven planets of TRAPPIST-1 are all Earth-sized and terrestrial. TRAPPIST-1 is an ultra-cool dwarf star in the constellation Aquarius, and its planets orbit very close to it.

Provider: Spitzer Space Telescope

Image Source: http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/images/6470-ssc2018-04a-Illustration-of-TRAPPIST-1-Planets-as-of-Feb-2018

Curator: Spitzer Space Telescope, Pasadena, CA, USA

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Image Details Image Details

Image Type
Artwork
Object Name
TRAPPIST-1
Subject - Milky Way
Planet > Type > Terrestrial
Star > Spectral Type > M

Distance Details Distance

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39 light years
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ssc2018-04a
Subject Category
B.1.1.1   B.3.3.7  
Subject Name
TRAPPIST-1
Credits
NASA/JPL-Caltech/R. Hurt, T. Pyle (IPAC)
Release Date
2018-02-05
Lightyears
39.6
Redshift
39.6
Reference Url
http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/images/6470-ssc2018-04a-Illustration-of-TRAPPIST-1-Planets-as-of-Feb-2018
Type
Artwork
Image Quality
Good
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Instrument
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Bandpass
Central Wavelength
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Integration Time
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Notes
Coordinate Frame
Equinox
Reference Value
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Quality
FITS Header
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Creator (Curator)
Spitzer Space Telescope
URL
http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu
Name
Email
Telephone
Address
1200 E. California Blvd.
City
Pasadena
State/Province
CA
Postal Code
91125
Country
USA
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Publisher
Spitzer Science Center
Publisher ID
spitzer
Resource ID
ssc2018-04a.tif
Resource URL
http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/uploaded_files/images/0011/2869/ssc2018-04a.tif
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Metadata Date
2018-02-07
Metadata Version
1.2
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