Global InformationWolf 1061d information
| 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 | |
| Apastron | 0.7285 AU (108,980,000 km) |
| Periastron | 0.2115 AU (31,640,000 km) |
Semi-major axis | 0.470 +0.15 −0.17[1] AU |
| Eccentricity | 0.55 +0.08 −0.09 |
Orbital period (sidereal) | 217.21 +0.55 −0.52 d |
| Inclination | null |
| Star | Wolf 1061 |
| Physical characteristics | |
Mean radius | ~2.2 R🜨 |
| Mass | ≥7.70 +1.12 −1.06[1] ME |
| Temperature | 118 K (−155 °C; −247 °F) |
Wolf 1061d is an exoplanet orbiting the red dwarf star Wolf 1061 in the Ophiuchus constellation, about 13.8 light years from Earth. It is the third and furthest planet in order from its host star in a triple planetary system, and has an orbital period of about 217 days.
- ^ a b Astudillo-Defru, Nicola; Forveille, Thierry; Bonfils, Xavier; Ségransan, Damien; Bouchy, François; Delfosse, Xavier; et al. (2017). "The HARPS search for southern extra-solar planets. XLI. A dozen planets around the M dwarfs GJ 3138, GJ 3323, GJ 273, GJ 628, and GJ 3293". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 602. A88. arXiv:1703.05386. Bibcode:2017A&A...602A..88A. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201630153. S2CID 119418595.