Wolf 1061d

Wolf 1061 d
Discovery
Discovered byUniversity of New South Wales, Australia
Discovery siteEuropean Southern Observatory
Discovery dateDecember 18, 2015
Radial Velocity
Orbital characteristics
Apastron0.7285 AU (108,980,000 km)
Periastron0.2115 AU (31,640,000 km)
0.470 +0.15
−0.17
[1] AU
Eccentricity0.55 +0.08
−0.09
217.21 +0.55
−0.52
d
Inclinationnull
StarWolf 1061
Physical characteristics
~2.2 R🜨
Mass≥7.70 +1.12
−1.06
[1] ME
Temperature118 K (−155 Â°C; −247 Â°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.

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