Exoplanet · Wolf 1061
Wolf 1061 b
Orbit0.038 AU
Year4.89 days
Mass≥ 1.91 M⊕
Temperature~461 K (estimated)
It circles Wolf 1061 once every 4.89 days, 0.038 AU out: about 10 times closer than Mercury is to the Sun.
Found in 2015 by the radial velocity method, which measures the star's wobble. That gives a minimum mass, so it could be heavier.
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