RA 164.1223° · Dec 7.0153° · star
14 more points to reach Anomaly.
Wolf 359 is an epic star. It lies about 7.8 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Leo, shines at apparent magnitude 13.45 and has spectral type M6.
One of the closest objects of its kind to the Sun — a first port of call for any interstellar mission we ever build.
Look for Wolf 359 in the constellation Leo. At apparent magnitude 13.45, it takes a larger telescope or a long-exposure image to capture.
Like any astronomical target, Wolf 359 is best seen from a dark site away from city lights, and when it is above the horizon depends on your latitude and the time of year. The visibility panel above works out tonight's viewing window for your saved location.
Wolf 359 scores 64 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the epic tier. Another 14 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 8 science badges — Star, Stellar next door (<10 ly), Has a proper name, On the zodiac, Cool red M-type star, Deep red star, Red dwarf and Intrinsically feeble (Mv > +12) — each earned for a real, measurable property of the object. Rarity on Spacedle is never random: the more remarkable an object's astrophysics, the more badges it collects, the higher it scores, and the rarer it ranks.