Nearby star

Wolf 1061

Also V2306 Ophiuchi · GJ 628

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A red dwarf — a small, cool star far fainter than the Sun — one of the Sun's neighbours within 20 light-years.

Measured

Distance: 14 light-years
Constellation: Ophiuchus
Position (J2000): RA 16h 30m 18s, Dec −12.66°

How far, from the Sun

14.1 light-years. To cross it:

Light14.1 years
Voyager 1's speed250,000 years
Driving at 100 km/h152 million years

Voyager 1 at the speed it moved outward over the year to 2026-10-25 (JPL Horizons). Driving: nonstop, never refuelling.

Facts

Spectral type M3V (SIMBAD).
At magnitude 10.07 (V) it is too faint to see with the naked eye.

How it was found

It has three known planets, found in 2015.

Where this comes from

Gaia DR3 parallax 232.1390 ± 0.0268 mas, Gaia DR3 4330690742322011520 (Gaia Collaboration 2023, A&A 674, A1)
This research has made use of the SIMBAD database, CDS, Strasbourg, France (Wenger et al. 2000, A&AS 143, 9).
This research has made use of the VizieR catalogue access tool, CDS, Strasbourg, France (DOI: 10.26093/cds/vizier).

Every catalogue Ouranos draws is credited on the credits page.