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TRAPPIST-1 e: size, dimension and comparison

The adopted reference is about 11,723 km.

Estimated diameter ≈ 0.92 times Earth’s

11,723 km ≈ 11,723,000 m. A kilometer contains 1,000 meters.

A rocky world similar in size to Earth, orbiting another star.

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TRAPPIST-1 e, interpreted illustration
Interpreted illustration · dimension stated in the fact sheet.

What does this number measure?

NASA's fact sheet gives a radius of 0.92 Earth radii. The same ratio applies to diameters: 0.92 × 12 742.0168 km, or about 11 700 km. This is an estimate based on transit observations and a stellar model. The surface textures in this illustration are imagined; this drawing does not establish continents, an atmosphere, water or habitability.

Compare the stated dimensions

The comparison uses the number in each fact sheet: altitude, height, diameter, length or distance, depending on the reference. Two values in metres do not necessarily describe the same property.

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Source and limitations

Radius ratio rounded to two significant figures; published solutions may differ. No resolved photograph of the surface.

Original artist's impression, not a photograph. The reference diameter follows NASA's ratio of 0.92 Earth radii; the surface, its colours and lighting are imagined, with no evidence for continents or an atmosphere.