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Exoplanet Wolf 1061 b
Exoplanet Wolf 1061 b orbits star Wolf 1061 that lies 14 light years away from the Sun.
It weighs about 1.9 Earth masses and orbits its star much closer than Earth orbits Sun.
Sun distance
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Wolf 1061 b
Exoplanet, rocky planet
Star: Wolf 1061
Distance from the star: 0.0375 AU
Orbit around star: 4.89 days
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Orbital period
Orbital period of exoplanet Wolf 1061 b around its star is 4.89 days.
The orbital period of an exoplanet is the time it takes to complete one full orbit around its star, usually measured in days. Most of the exoplanets discovered so far have orbital periods of less than one year...
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Eccentricity: 0.15Basic characteristic
Mass: 1.9 M Earth
Exoplanet mass
Exoplanet Wolf 1061 b has 1.9 Earth masses, or 0.13 times the mass of Uranus.
The mass of an exoplanet is one of the most important characteristics for understanding what kind of world it is — whether it’s small and rocky like Earth or large and gaseous like Jupiter. Mass provides key information about the planet’s composition, gravity, and formation history...
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Size: 1.2 R Earth | 0.1 R Jupiter
Density: 6062 kg/m3 | 109.96 % Earth
Year of discovery: 2015 (radial velocity)
Other designations of this exoplanet
Gliese 628 b, GJ 628 b, BD -12°4523 b, G 153-058 b, GCTP 3746.00 b, HIP 80824 b, LHS 419 b, Vys 164 b, BD-12 4523 b, V2306 Ophiuchi b
Gliese 628 b, GJ 628 b, BD -12°4523 b, G 153-058 b, GCTP 3746.00 b, HIP 80824 b, LHS 419 b, Vys 164 b, BD-12 4523 b, V2306 Ophiuchi b
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Wolf 1061 system structure
Exoplanet Wolf 1061 b orbits star Wolf 1061, which has lower mass than Sun. It is one of 3 known exoplanets orbiting this star.
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Wolf 1061 | ||||||||
| Wolf 1061 b | 0.04 AU | 1.9 M⊕ | 1.2 R⊕ | 4.9 days | |||||
| Wolf 1061 c | 0.09 AU (HZ) | 3.4 M⊕ | 1.5 R⊕ | 17.9 days | |||||
| Wolf 1061 d | 0.47 AU | 7.7 M⊕ | 2.2 R⊕ | 217.2 days | |||||
Comparison
When comparing to the Solar system planets, Wolf 1061 b has 13 % of mass of Uranus and it orbits its star closer than Mercury orbits the Sun.
| Mercury | Venus | Earth | Mars | Jupiter | Saturn | Uranus | Neptune | ||
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Mass | 34.55 | 2.33 | 1.9 | 17.27 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.13 | 0.11 |
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Size | 3.13 | 1.26 | 1.2 | 2.26 | 0.11 | 0.13 | 0.3 | 0.32 |
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Density | 1.12 | 1.16 | 1.1 | 1.49 | 4.87 | 8.7 | 4.82 | 3.51 |
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Distance | 0.1 | 0.05 | 0.04 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Habitability
Habitable zone of the star: 0.09 - 0.13 AU
The planet is too hot to sustain liquid water.
The planet has mass comparable to Earth.