Wolf 1061
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Wolf 1061 (also known as HIP 80824 and V2306 Ophiuchi) is an M-class red dwarf star located about 14.1 light-years away in the constellation Ophiuchus. It is the 36th-closest-known star system to the Sun and has a relatively high proper motion of 1.2 seconds of arc per year. Wolf 1061 does not have any unusual spectroscopic features.[9]
Quick Facts Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000, Constellation ...
Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
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Constellation | Ophiuchus |
Right ascension | 16h 30m 18.0584s[1] |
Declination | −12° 39′ 45.325″[1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 10.07[2] (10.05 - 10.10)[3] |
Characteristics | |
Spectral type | M3.5V[4] |
U−B color index | +1.20[5] |
B−V color index | +1.57[2] |
Variable type | BY Draconis[3] |
Astrometry | |
Radial velocity (Rv) | −21.22[6] km/s |
Proper motion (μ) | RA: −94.212[1] mas/yr Dec.: 1,183.679[1] mas/yr |
Parallax (π) | 232.1390 ± 0.0268 mas[7] |
Distance | 14.050 ± 0.002 ly (4.3078 ± 0.0005 pc) |
Absolute magnitude (MV) | 11.87[4] |
Details | |
Mass | 0.304±0.007[8] M☉ |
Radius | 0.319±0.007[8] R☉ |
Luminosity (bolometric) | 0.0110±0.0001[8] L☉ |
Luminosity (visual, LV) | 0.0015 L☉ |
Temperature | 3,307+38 −36[8] K |
Metallicity [Fe/H] | −0.09±0.09[4] dex |
Rotation | 95 d[4] |
Other designations | |
Database references | |
SIMBAD | data |
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