Wolf 359

Measured

Distance

7.86 light-years

Constellation

Leo

Position (J2000)

RA 10h 56m 29s, Dec +7.01°

How far, from the Sun

7.86 light-years. To cross it:

• Light7.86 years
• Voyager 1's speed140,000 years
• Driving at 100 km/h84.8 million years

Voyager 1 at the speed it moved outward over the year to 2026-10-25 (JPL Horizons). Driving: nonstop, never refuelling.

Facts

• It has about 11% of the Sun's mass.
• It is a flare star whose brightness can jump suddenly.

How it was found

• Max Wolf discovered it photographically.

Where this comes from

• Gaia DR3 parallax 415.1794 ± 0.0684 mas, Gaia DR3 3864972938605115520 (Gaia Collaboration 2023, A&A 674, A1)

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