Wolf 1061

Wolf 1061

Location of Wolf 1061 in the constellation Ophiuchus
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Ophiuchus
Right ascension 16h 30m 18.05839s
Declination −12° 39 45.3212
Apparent magnitude (V) 10.07 (10.05 - 10.10)
Characteristics
Spectral type M3.5V
U−B color index +1.20
B−V color index +1.57
Variable type BY Draconis
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)−21.80±0.13 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: −94.210 mas/yr
Dec.: −1,183.917 mas/yr
Parallax (π)232.1390±0.0268 mas
Distance14.050 ± 0.002 ly
(4.3078 ± 0.0005 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)11.87
Details
Mass0.304±0.007 M
Radius0.319±0.007 R
Luminosity (bolometric)0.0110±0.0001 L
Luminosity (visual, LV)0.0015 L
Temperature3,307+38
−36
 K
Metallicity [Fe/H]−0.09±0.09 dex
Rotation95 d
Other designations
BD−12°4523, G 153-058, GCTP 3746.00, GJ 628, HIP 80824, LHS 419, Vys 164
Database references
SIMBADdata
Exoplanet Archivedata

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.