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Epic exoplanet 67 EP

TRAPPIST-1 d

RA 346.6264° · Dec -5.0435° · exoplanet

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Score breakdown

· 5 badges
67 pts · Epic
Epic 78 pts → Anomaly
  • In the habitable zone +30
  • Richly packed system +14
  • Tidally locked +10
  • Orbits a red dwarf +8
  • Confirmed exoplanet +5
Total score 67

11 more points to reach Anomaly.

Badges

  • Confirmed exoplanet · +5
  • In the habitable zone · +30
  • Tidally locked · +10
  • Richly packed system · +14
  • Orbits a red dwarf · +8

Trivia

What makes it special

  • Goldilocks zone. Sits where it's neither too hot nor too cold — liquid water could exist on a surface here.

What it actually is

  • Hugging its star. It orbits closer to its star than Mercury does to the Sun, completing a lap in less time than Mercury takes.
  • What it is made of. Its density says rock, though lighter than Earth's mix: probably less iron, or a thick shell of water and ice over the top.
  • What the zone means. The habitable zone is only about temperature: it is the band where liquid water could survive on a surface. It is a promising address, not evidence of anything living.
  • Crowded system. One of at least 7 planets orbiting its star.

Sense of scale

  • In perspective. Inside our stellar backyard: every radio broadcast humanity has ever made has already swept past it.

Find it in the sky

  • How to spot it. At magnitude 17 it is far too faint for the eye: this one belongs to cameras and long exposures.
  • Seen from everywhere. It sits almost on the celestial equator, so it can be seen from essentially anywhere on Earth.

Properties

density gcc
4.3668
diameter km
10051.8856
discovery facility
La Silla Observatory
discovery method
Transit
discovery year
2016
dist ly
40.5408
eccentricity
0.0084
eq temp k
286.2
habitable zone
yes
host star teff
2566
inclination
89.896
insolation
1.115
mag
17.02
mass earth
0.388
name
TRAPPIST-1 d
orbital period days
4.0492
radius earth
0.788
semi major au
0.0223
spect
M8.0 V
sys num planets
7
sys num stars
1
tidally locked
yes
tidally locked inferred
yes

About TRAPPIST-1 d

TRAPPIST-1 d is an epic exoplanet. It lies about 40.5 light-years from Earth, shines at apparent magnitude 17.02, has spectral type M8.0 V and has an equilibrium temperature near 286 K.

Sits where it's neither too hot nor too cold — liquid water could exist on a surface here.

How to see it

At apparent magnitude 17.02, it takes a larger telescope or a long-exposure image to capture.

Like any astronomical target, TRAPPIST-1 d is best seen from a dark site away from city lights, and when it is above the horizon depends on your latitude and the time of year. The visibility panel above works out tonight's viewing window for your saved location.

Why TRAPPIST-1 d is an epic exoplanet

TRAPPIST-1 d scores 67 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the epic tier. Another 11 points would lift it into a rarer tier.

That score comes from 5 science badges — Confirmed exoplanet, In the habitable zone, Tidally locked, Richly packed system and Orbits a red dwarf — each earned for a real, measurable property of the object. Rarity on Spacedle is never random: the more remarkable an object's astrophysics, the more badges it collects, the higher it scores, and the rarer it ranks.