Wolf 1069

Planetary system · 31.3 light-years away

Wolf 1069 is 31.3 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this M5.0 V star; the first was found in 2023 by radial velocity (Calar Alto Observatory).

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Worth knowing

Wolf 1069 b goes round its star every 15.6 days, 6 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Spectral typeM5.0 V
Surface temperature3,158 K
Mass0.167 solar masses
Radius0.1813 solar radii
Luminosity0.002944 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude13.993
Distance from the Sun31.3 light-years (9.6 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 306.5242°, Dec 58.5753°
ConstellationCygnus

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
Wolf 1069 b15.6 days0.0672 AU1.08 R⊕ estimated1.26 M⊕ minimumRadial Velocity, 2023

Values are the NASA Exoplanet Archive’s composite parameters. A radius marked estimated comes from a mass–radius relation; a mass marked minimum is M sin i. Planet sizes and colours in the 3D view are renderings: none of these worlds has been photographed as more than a point of light.

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