Wolf 1061b
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| 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 | |
| ≥1.44[2]R🜨 | |
| Mass | ≥1.36[2]ME |
Wolf 1061bis anexoplanetorbiting thered dwarfstarWolf 1061in theOphiuchusconstellation,about 13.8light yearsfromEarth.It is the first planet in order from its host star in atriple planetary system,and has anorbital periodof nearly 5 days. The planet orbits too close to itsstarfor it to be in the habitable zone.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"Wolf 1061 b".Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia.1995.Retrieved2015-12-20.
- ^ab"Three planets orbiting Wolf 1061"(PDF).Retrieved2015-12-20.
- ^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.S2CID30738573.
External links
[edit]- Simulated view of the Wolf 1061 system.Video created by theUniversity of New South Wales
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