Universe Sandbox ² - Wolf 1061 system<br /><br />A simulation of the orbital configuration of the Wolf 1061 system.<br /><br />Wolf 1061 is an inactive red dwarf star, smaller and cooler than our sun, 14 light years away.<br /><br />The orbits for the planets b, c and d (ordered from the inner planet to the outer) have periods of 4.9 days, 17.9 days and 67.2 days. In the simulation we show the planet orbits as all lying in a single plane.<br /><br />The planetary habitable zone around the star is marked in green - the colours grade from red (where a planet would be too hot), through green (where the surface of a planet could sustain liquid water), through to blue (where a planet would be too cold).<br /><br />Note: The simulation is running at approximately 1 day/second<br /><br />Credit: This simulation was made using the Universe Sandbox 2 software from universesandbox.com/University of New South Wales
