Wolf 359
Wolf 359
is a star located approximately 2.4
pc
or 7.80
ly
from
Earth
's
Solar System
. It is one of the
nearest stars
to the Sun; only the
Alpha Centauri
system and
Barnard's Star
are known to be closer. Its celestial position is in the constellation
Leo
, near the
ecliptic
. It is an extremely faint
red dwarf
, too dim to be visible to the naked eye, and it is a
flare star
. The star was discovered using
astrophotography
by German
astronomer
Max Wolf
in
1918
. It is also known as CN Leonis,
LTT
12923,
LHS
36,
GCTP
2553.00 and
G
045-020. Its closest neighbour is
Ross 128
, 1.16 pc or 3.79 ly away.
Some facts about Wolf 359
Parallax
: 0.418 arcsec
Spectral type
: M6 V
Radial velocity
: 13 km/s
Proper motion
: 4.689 arcsec/
a
Apparent Visual Magnitude
: 13.45
Absolute Visual Magnitude
: 16.6
Luminosity
: 3.5e-4 Solar Luminosities
In fiction
Wolf 359 was the location of a fictional confrontation between the
United Federation of Planets
and the
Borg
in
. See
Battle of Wolf 359
.
Wolf 359
is also the name of an episode of
The Outer Limits
television show.
See also
List of nearest stars
External links
SolStation.com: Wolf 359
The Encyclopedia of Astrobiology, Astronomy, and Spaceflight
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