Wolf 1061

system

Wolf 1061 is a red dwarf 14.0 light-years away in Ophiuchus and one of the nearest stars known to host several planets. Three circle it; the middle world, Wolf 1061 c, lies in the habitable zone, making it one of the closest potentially temperate planets to the Sun. All three masses are radial-velocity minimums.

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Key facts

Type

Red dwarf + 3 planets

Distance

14.0 light-years

Confirmed planets

Notable

HZ super-Earth (Wolf 1061 c)

Science

Classification

Type: Single red-dwarf system
Central star: Wolf 1061 — M3.5V red dwarf (~3342 K, 0.29 M☉)

Planets

Confirmed planets: 3 · b, c, d — super-Earths and a mini-Neptune
Habitable zone: Wolf 1061 c, a temperate super-Earth
Masses: Radial-velocity minimums (m·sin i)

Distance

Distance: 14.0 light-years · in Ophiuchus

How we know

Note: Three confirmed planets (NASA Exoplanet Archive, checked 2026-07-07), all found by radial velocity — so every mass is a minimum and no radius or density is measured. Map distance is symbolic; the real gap is 14.0 light-years.

Discovery & history

Name: A catalogue designation — the 1061st entry in Max Wolf's list; also GJ 628.

Cataloged by Max Wolf; its three planets were found in 2015 from ESO's HARPS radial-velocity data.

Images

Where to find it — in Ophiuchus, the Serpent-Bearer (IAU constellation chart). To the eye it is a single point of light; no telescope has imaged its surface. — IAU / Sky & Telescope, R. Sinnott & R. Fienberg (CC BY 3.0) · Wikimedia Commons

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