Star · M6
Wolf 359
Wolf 359 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M6 in the constellation Leo, 7.86 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | Gl 406 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Leo |
| Distance | 7.86 light-years (2.41 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.45 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 16.54 |
| Spectral type | M6 |
| Surface temperature | 3,170 K |
| Luminosity | 2.31 × 10⁻⁴ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.0504 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.075 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 10h 56m 29.5s |
| Declination (J2000) | +7° 00′ 57″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 55.4 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.45. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 83° S. It stands highest at midnight in March, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 2018. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 139 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Wolf 359, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 1.74, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Aquarius. It would be visible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- Ross 128 3.90 light-years
- Lalande 21185 4.07 light-years
- WISE J085510.83-071442.5 4.41 light-years
- Luhman 16 7.32 light-years
- GJ 1111 7.59 light-years
- Gl 473A 7.64 light-years
- GJ 3622 7.83 light-years
- Sun 7.86 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.