Wolf 1061 c

Exoplanet, super-earth

Star: Wolf 1061

Distance from the star: 0.089 AU

Orbit around star: 17.8719 days +

Eccentricity: 0.11

Basic characteristic

Mass: 3.4 M Earth

Size: 1.45 R Earth | 0.1 R Jupiter

Density: 6153 kg/m3 | 112 % Earth

Year of discovery: 2015 (radial velocity)

Other designations of this exoplanet
Gliese 628 c, GJ 628 c, BD -12°4523 c, G 153-058 c, GCTP 3746.00 c, HIP 80824 c, LHS 419 c, Vys 164 c, BD-12 4523 c, V2306 Ophiuchi c

Wolf 1061 system structure

Exoplanet Wolf 1061 c orbits star Wolf 1061, which has lower mass than Sun. It is one of 3 known exoplanets orbiting this star.


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 c has 23 % of mass of Uranus and it orbits its star closer than Mercury orbits the Sun.

	Mercury	Venus	Earth	Mars	Jupiter	Saturn	Uranus	Neptune
Mass	61.85	4.17	3.4	30.93	0.01	0.04	0.23	0.2
Size	3.79	1.53	1.45	2.74	0.13	0.16	0.36	0.38
Density	1.14	1.17	1.12	1.51	4.95	8.83	4.89	3.56
Distance	0.23	0.12	0.09	0.06	0.02	0.01	0	0

Habitability

Habitable zone of the star: 0.09 - 0.13 AU

The planet is orbiting inside the habitable zone of its star.

The planet is bigger than Earth, but smaller than Neptune. Its average density seems to be comparable to rocky planets in the Solar System.