61 Vir is a Sun-like G-type star (about 0.94 solar masses, 5,577 K, 0.96 solar radii), 8.5 light-years from Earth. 61 Vir b is a 5.1-Earth-mass planet, with an orbital period of 4.2 days, at 0.050 AU from its star, on an eccentric orbit (e ≈ 0.12), discovered in 2009 via radial velocity. 61 Vir c is a 0.06-Jupiter-mass companion, with an orbital period of 38.0 days, at 0.217 AU from its star, on an eccentric orbit (e ≈ 0.14), discovered in 2009 via radial velocity.