Rocky planet, 41 light years away, TRAPPIST-1
TRAPPIST-1 c
A rocky planet 41 light years away that circles its star every 2.4 days. Found in 2016.
- Distance
- 40.5 light years
- Year
- 2.4 days
- Size
- 1.1 × Earth
- Temperature
- 67 °C
- Mass
- 1.3 × Earth
- Found
- 2016, La Silla Observatory
Can we live on TRAPPIST-1 c?
Air: none to speak of. You’d live in sealed, pressurised habitats.
Gravity: 1.09 g. Someone who weighs 70 kg on Earth would weigh 76 kg there.
Temperature: 67 °C on average.
Ground: No thick CO₂ atmosphere like Venus.
Atmosphere
- None to speak of
Measured by JWST