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.
Credit:NASA
About the Image
| Id: | eso1706p |
| Type: | Artwork |
| Release date: | 22 February 2017, 19:00 |
| Related releases: | eso1706 |
| Size: | 3600 x 4500 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Exoplanets |
| Type: | Milky Way : Star : Circumstellar Material : Planetary System |
| Category: | Exoplanets Illustrations |
