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]
| Discovery | |
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| 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 |
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Mean radius | ≥1.44[2] REarth |
| Mass | ≥1.36[2] MEarth |
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