Wolf 1061b

Wolf 1061b 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]

Wolf 1061 b

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
Semi-major axis	0.035509 (± 7e-06)[1] AU
Eccentricity	0
Orbital period (sidereal)	4.8876 (± 0.0014) d
Star	Wolf 1061
Physical characteristics
Mean radius	≥1.44[2] R🜨
Mass	≥1.36[2] M🜨

See also

• List of exoplanets