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TRAPPIST-1

M8.0 V

Records

10

literature rows

Planets

7

system count

References

11

distinct source labels

TIC: TIC 278892590

Approximate color

from effective temperature

Canonical Summary

Adopted host values from all rows

Numeric fields use the median of non-null measurements. Disagreement stays visible through ranges, counts, and provenance.

Temperature

2566 K

2520 to 5780

7 values • 6 distinct

Mass

0.09 Msun

0.08 to 0.09

7 values • 5 distinct

Radius

0.12 Rsun

0.11 to 0.12

7 values • 4 distinct

Age

4.05 Gyr

0.50 to 7.60

2 values • 2 distinct

Luminosity

-3.26 log(Lsun)

-3.28 to -3.26

5 values • 4 distinct

Spectral Type

M8.0 V

Consistent across records

M8.0 V (1)

Planets

7

Stable across source rows

7

Scale Comparison

Radius against the Sun

Current adopted radius: 0.12 R☉ • circles scaled linearly by radius

Sun

1.0 R☉ baseline

TRAPPIST-1

0.12 R☉

System Layout

Known planets

7 planets linked to this host

Discovery

2016

Period

2.42 days

Radius

1.05 R⊕

Mass

Eq. Temp

342 K

Discovery

2016

Period

Radius

1.12 R⊕

Mass

1.02 M⊕

Eq. Temp

Discovery

2016

Period

4.05 days

Radius

0.77 R⊕

Mass

0.41 M⊕

Eq. Temp

288 K

Discovery

2017

Period

9.21 days

Radius

1.04 R⊕

Mass

0.68 M⊕

Eq. Temp

219 K

Discovery

2017

Period

Radius

0.91 R⊕

Mass

0.77 M⊕

Eq. Temp

Discovery

2017

Period

12.35 days

Radius

1.13 R⊕

Mass

1.34 M⊕

Eq. Temp

198.6 K

Discovery

2017

Period

20 days

Radius

0.76 R⊕

Mass

Eq. Temp

168 K

Provenance

Underlying measurements and references

Evidence Summary

Rows

10

Stellar refs

10

System refs

1

Temperaturedisputed

7 values • 6 distinct

Massdisputed

7 values • 5 distinct

Radiusdisputed

7 values • 4 distinct

Agedisputed

2 values • 2 distinct

Luminositydisputed

5 values • 4 distinct

Surface Gravitydisputed

4 values • 2 distinct

Metallicitydisputed

4 values • 3 distinct

Spectral Typestable

1 values • 1 distinct

ST TEFFST MASSST RADST AGEST LUMST SPECTYPESY DISTStellar RefSystem Ref
25660.090.12-3.26Agol et al. 2021TICv8
0.09Grimm et al. 2018TICv8
25200.090.12-3.26Ducrot et al. 2020TICv8
25660.090.127.60-3.26M8.0 VPiaulet-Ghorayeb et al. 2025TICv8
3352.3Gaia DR2TICv8
0.090.11TICv8TICv8
Hirano et al. 2020TICv8
25590.080.12-3.28Gillon et al. 2017TICv8
25500.080.120.50-3.28Gillon et al. 2016TICv8
57800.11ExoFOPTICv8