Star · M3.5
Wolf 1061
Wolf 1061 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M3.5 in the constellation Ophiuchus, 14.1 light-years from the Sun. It is orbited by 3 confirmed exoplanet(s).
| Other names | Gl 628 · HIP 80824 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Ophiuchus |
| Distance | 14.1 light-years (4.31 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 10.10 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 11.93 |
| Spectral type | M3.5 |
| Surface temperature | 3,340 K |
| Luminosity | 0.0102 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.307 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.294 M☉ |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | -0.09 |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 16h 30m 18.1s |
| Declination (J2000) | −12° 39′ 45″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 32.6 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 10.10. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 77° N. South of latitude 77° S it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in May, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 2012. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 249 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Wolf 1061, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 3.00, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Taurus. It would be visible to the naked eye.
Planets
- Wolf 1061 b 4.89-day orbit · 1.21 R⊕
- Wolf 1061 c 17.9-day orbit · 1.66 R⊕
- Wolf 1061 d 217-day orbit · 2.69 R⊕
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- Gl 644B 5.13 light-years
- WISEPA J154151.66-225025.2 6.53 light-years
- Gl 644A 6.54 light-years
- Guniibuu B 7.34 light-years
- Guniibuu 7.35 light-years
- Gl 664 7.37 light-years
- Gl 644C 7.49 light-years
- Gl 643 7.50 light-years
Stellar parameters from the NASA Exoplanet Archive; position and brightness from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue.