Wolf 1061b
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Discovery | |
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Discovered by | University of New South Wales, Australia |
Discovery site | European Southern Observatory |
Discovery date | December 18, 2015 |
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
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:1612.09324. 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