These exoplanets are particularly interesting because they all orbit very close to their ultra-cool dwarf star, TRAPPIST-1, and several of them lie within the star's habitable zone, where liquid water could potentially exist on their surfaces:
- 1. TRAPPIST-1b
Orbital Period: 1.51 days
Distance from Star: 0.011 AU
Mass: 1.017 Earth masses
Radius: 1.121 Earth radii
Type: Rocky planet
- 2. TRAPPIST-1c
Orbital Period: 2.42 days
Distance from Star: 0.015 AU
Mass: 1.156 Earth masses
Radius: 1.095 Earth radii
Type: Rocky planet
- 3. TRAPPIST-1d
Orbital Period: 4.05 days
Distance from Star: 0.021 AU
Mass: 0.388 Earth masses
Radius: 0.784 Earth radii
Type: Rocky planet
- 4. TRAPPIST-1e
Orbital Period: 6.10 days
Distance from Star: 0.028 AU
Mass: 0.692 Earth masses
Radius: 0.910 Earth radii
Type: Rocky planet
- 5. TRAPPIST-1f
Orbital Period: 9.21 days
Distance from Star: 0.037 AU
Mass: 0.692 Earth masses
Radius: 1.045 Earth radii
Type: Rocky planet
- 6. TRAPPIST-1g
Orbital Period: 12.35 days
Distance from Star: 0.045 AU
Mass: 1.148 Earth masses
Radius: 1.127 Earth radii
Type: Rocky planet
- 7. TRAPPIST-1h
Orbital Period: 18.77 days
Distance from Star: 0.062 AU
Mass: 0.331 Earth masses
Radius: 0.777 Earth radii
Type: Icy planet (potentially)