GJ 1061 c


GJ 1061 c is an exoplanet orbiting the star GJ 1061, 12 light years away from Earth.
As of March 2020, it is considered the fifth most potentially habitable exoplanet, with an Earth Similarity Index of 0.88.

Announcement

The exoplanet was announced on August 13, 2019 by members of the Red Dots project.

Characteristics

It has a mass 75% higher than Earth, a solar flux 35% higher and an equilibrium temperature of 275 degrees Kelvin.
GJ 1061 c orbits its star every 6.7 days, so it is probably in synchronous rotation with its star.

Habitability

GJ 1061 is a non-variable star that does not suffer flares, so there is a greater probability that the exoplanet GJ 1061 c still conserves its atmosphere, if it has one.
It is an exoplanet warmer than Earth, with an equilibrium temperature of almost 2 degrees Celsius, so the average temperature on the surface could be around 34 degrees Celsius, provided the atmosphere is similar to that of Earth.