Questions regarding a red dwarf star with 7 planets orbiting it.
TRAPPIST-1 is an M8V red dwarf star in the constellation Aquarius, located 40 light years away. It has 7 planets, more than any other star other than the Sun and Kepler 90.
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Are there any to-scale diagrams of the TRAPPIST-1 system?
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I was recently told that the planets in TRAPPIST-1 are close enough together that you can see them from…
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Are there any to-scale diagrams of the TRAPPIST-1 system
I was recently told that the planets in TRAPPIST-1 are close enough together that you can see them from each other, as visible, discernible planets "hanging in the sky". i.e. much like the moon.
I'm trying to understand the implications of the…
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