Wolf 1061
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| Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 |
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| Constellation | Ophiuchus |
| Right ascension | 16h 30m 18.1s |
| Declination | –12° 39′ 45″ |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 10.10 |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | M3 V |
| U−B color index | 1.17 |
| B−V color index | 1.59 |
| Variable type | None |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | –21.0 km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: –93.61 mas/yr Dec.: –1184.90 mas/yr |
| Parallax (π) | 236.01 ± 1.67 mas |
| Distance | 13.82 ± 0.10 ly (4.24 ± 0.03 pc) |
| Absolute magnitude (MV) | 11.96 |
| Details | |
| Temperature | 3,380 ± 20[1] K |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | –0.02 ± 0.17[1] dex |
| Other designations | |
Wolf 1061 (V2306 Ophiuchi) is a red dwarf star. It is located relatively near the Sun, at a distance of about 13.8 light years, in the constellation Ophiuchus. It has a relatively high proper motion and has not been found to have any unusual spectroscopic features.
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- ^ a b Rojas-Ayala, Bárbara et al. (April 2012). "Metallicity and Temperature Indicators in M Dwarf K-band Spectra: Testing New and Updated Calibrations with Observations of 133 Solar Neighborhood M Dwarfs". The Astrophysical Journal 748 (2): 93. arXiv:1112.4567. Bibcode:2012ApJ...748...93R. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/748/2/93.
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