Wolf 1061 b
Orbiting Wolf 1061
Wolf 1061 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Wolf 1061, discovered in 2015 using the Radial Velocity method.
Orbital Period
4.9
days
Distance
4.3
parsecs
Radius (Earth radii)
Unknown
Mass (Earth masses)
Unknown
Equilibrium Temperature
Unknown
Orbital Period
4.89 days
Distance from Earth
4.3 pc (~14 ly)
Spectral Type
M3.5
Temperature
3342 K
Mass (Solar)
0.29 M☉
Radius (Solar)
0.31 R☉
Luminosity
-1.99 log L☉
Planets in System
3
Stars in System
1
Coordinates (RA, Dec)
247.5748°, -12.6677°
Discovery Method
Radial Velocity
Discovery Year
2015
Source ID: Wolf 1061 b
Wolf 1061 b orbits Wolf 1061 and was reported in 2015 and was detected with the Radial Velocity method.
Published measurements list an orbital period of 4.89 days.
Catalog data places the system at about 4.3 parsecs from Earth, a host star classified as M3.5, and 3 known planets in the system.
Host star
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