Wolf 1061b
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | University of New South Wales, Australia |
| Discovery site | European Southern Observatory |
| Discovery date | December 18, 2015 |
Detection method | Radial Velocity |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| 0.035509 (± 7e-06)[1] AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0 |
| 4.8876 (± 0.0014) d | |
| Star | Wolf 1061 |
| Physical characteristics | |
Mean radius | ≥1.44[2] REarth |
| Mass | ≥1.36[2] MEarth |
Wolf 1061b or WL 1061b[citation needed] is an exoplanet orbiting the red dwarf star Wolf 1061 in the Ophiuchus constellation, about 13.8 light years from Earth. It is the first planet in order from its host star in a triple planetary system, and has an orbital period of nearly 5 days. The planet orbits too close to its star for it to be in the habitable zone.[3]
See also[]
- List of exoplanets
References[]
- ^ "Wolf 1061 b". Retrieved 2015-12-20.
- ^ a b "Three planets orbiting Wolf 1061" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-12-20.
- ^ Kane, Stephen R; Kaspar von Braun; Henry, Gregory W; Waters, Miranda A; Boyajian, Tabetha S; Mann, Andrew W (2016). "Characterization of the Wolf 1061 Planetary System". The Astrophysical Journal. 835 (2): 200. arXiv:1612.09324v1. Bibcode:2017ApJ...835..200K. doi:10.3847/1538-4357/835/2/200. S2CID 30738573.
External links[]
- Simulated view of the Wolf 1061 system. Video created by the University of New South Wales
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