- weight
- ≥ 1.24 g
- sun
- 3.4× wider
- sky
- deep orange
Illustration computed from this world’s measured and derived values, not a photograph.
Wolf 1061 c
Wolf 1061 c is a confirmed rocky exoplanet 14.0 ly from Earth in the constellation Ophiuchus, discovered in 2015 by La Silla Observatory.
Radial Velocity: spotted by the gravitational wobble the planet tugs in its star.
Standing on Wolf 1061 c, you would weigh roughly about 24% more than you do on Earth. Its red dwarf looks 3.4× wider than ours, bathing the surface in deep orange light. It is likely tidally locked, so that sun never moves in the sky: one hemisphere in endless day, the other in permanent night. A year passes in just 18 days, and at an estimated 26°C (79°F) it is warm.
How closely this world matches Earth in size and warmth, from 0 to 1 (Earth = 1.0). Computed by gravityfinder. See every world ranked →
What these mean: surface gravity · tidal locking · equilibrium temperature · Earth similarity · habitable zone
If your children grew up herea playful thought experiment
Gravity close to Earth's, at about 1.2 times. A child would grow up much as they would back home.
A playful thought experiment from this world’s gravity, not a prediction about any real person. No human has ever grown up off Earth, so no one truly knows; the direction (taller in low gravity, shorter and stockier in high) follows how growing bodies respond to weight.
Hear how a voice sounds herea computed acoustic demo
Your voice would sound much as it does on Earth.
Assuming Earth-like air at this world's temperature of about 26°C (79°F), sound would travel close to its Earth speed, so your voice would sound much as it does on Earth. The real atmosphere is unknown.
A real voice sample, pitch-shifted (tempo held constant) to suggest the acoustics: a playful approximation, not a precise simulation. Voice: Lingua Libre / Vealhurl, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Surface temperatures near 26°C (79°F) fall in the range where liquid water is at least possible.
- Surface gravity is close to Earth's, at least 1.24 times, so you would move much as you do here.
- !Likely tidally locked: one hemisphere in endless day, the other in permanent night.
A playful read of Wolf 1061 c’s measured and computed values, not a real advisory.
How long to get there · 14.0 ly away
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What is the gravity on Wolf 1061 c?
Wolf 1061 c's surface gravity is at least 1.2 times Earth's, and possibly more: its mass is only a lower bound.
How much would you weigh on Wolf 1061 c?
Someone who weighs 150 pounds on Earth would weigh at least 186 pounds on Wolf 1061 c.
How far is Wolf 1061 c from Earth?
Wolf 1061 c lies about 14.0 light-years from Earth.
How long would it take to get to Wolf 1061 c?
At the speed of NASA's Parker Solar Probe, the fastest craft ever built, the journey would take about 21,903 years.
How hot is Wolf 1061 c?
Wolf 1061 c's equilibrium temperature, the balance it reaches from its star's light alone before any greenhouse warming, is about 26°C (79°F).
Is Wolf 1061 c habitable?
Wolf 1061 c orbits near its star's habitable zone, the range of distances where liquid water could be stable, and its Earth-similarity index is 0.79. That makes it worth studying, but it is not evidence of life: we have no measurement of its atmosphere, water, or surface.
How long is a year on Wolf 1061 c?
Wolf 1061 c completes one orbit of its star in 18 days.
Illustration generated from Wolf 1061 c's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.