Seven planets orbiting the ultracool dwarf star TRAPPIST-1
This is an artist’s impression of the TRAPPIST-1 system, showcasing all seven planets in various phases. When a planet transits across the disk of the red dwarf host star, as two of the planets here are shown to do, it creates a dip in the star’s light that can be detected from Earth.
Also during such transits astronomers are able to study the potential atmospheres of these planets.
Credit:NASA
About the Image
Id: | heic1713d |
Type: | Artwork |
Release date: | 31 August 2017, 16:00 |
Related releases: | heic1802, heic1713 |
Size: | 3600 x 4500 px |
About the Object
Name: | TRAPPIST-1 |
Type: | Milky Way : Star : Circumstellar Material : Planetary System |
Category: | Exoplanets Illustrations |
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