Wolf 359
(CN Leonis, GJ 406)
(nearby red dwarf)
Wolf 359 is a variable red dwarf
about 8 light-years away,
which constitutes the 5th nearest known star system,
after Alpha Centauri, Barnard's Star,
and the brown-dwarf systems Luhman 16 and WISE 0855-0714.
Wolf 359 characteristics:
(star,red dwarf,nearby star,variable star)
Further reading:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolf_359
http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=Wolf+359
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2023ApJ...954...19P/abstract
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1919VeHei...7..195W/abstract
Redshift | Parsecs /Distance | Lightyears /Lookback Years | | |
~0 | 2.41pc | 7.86ly | | Wolf 359 |
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Coordinates: | Wolf 359 J105628.92087+070053.0033 |
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Referenced by pages:
M dwarf
M-type star (M)
Max Wolf's catalog of stars with proper motion (Wolf)
red dwarf
spectral type
variable star
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