Wolf 359

GPTKB entity

Statements (69)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:star
gptkbp:age approximately 7 billion years
gptkbp:apparent_magnitude 13.5
gptkbp:average_temperature 2400 K
approximately 2500 K
gptkbp:b-side 1.5
gptkbp:contains_star gptkb:Milky_Way
none known
late-type star
gptkbp:coordinates l= 150.0°, b= 30.0°
gptkbp:country none confirmed
no known planets
gptkbp:discovered_by gptkb:Max_Wolf
1783
gptkbp:discovery_year 1919
gptkbp:distance_from_earth 7.8 light years
2.4 parsecs
gptkbp:distance_in_parsecs 2.4
gptkbp:exhibition gptkb:Hipparcos_Catalogue_(HIP_18859)
Gliese Catalogue (Gl 406)
Henry Draper Catalogue (HD 24040)
gptkbp:flare_star yes
gptkbp:has_color 1.5
gptkbp:has_luminosity 0.0015 solar luminosities
part of the solar neighborhood
gptkbp:has_mechanic -0.1 arcseconds/year in RA
-0.2 arcseconds/year in Dec
-0.0002 arcseconds/year
-0.0014 arcseconds/year
gptkbp:has_radius 0.1 solar radii
gptkbp:has_spectral_type gptkb:M6
M6.5 V
gptkbp:historical_significance one of the closest stars to Earth
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Wolf 359
gptkbp:included the Hipparcos catalog
gptkbp:is_a gptkb:red_dwarf_star
gptkbp:is_known_for being one of the closest stars to Earth
gptkbp:is_located_in gptkb:Leo_constellation
gptkbp:is_notable_for its proximity to the Solar System
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:Milky_Way_galaxy
the Local Bubble
the Barnard's Star group
gptkbp:is_studied_in astrophysics
gptkbp:is_used_in science fiction as a location
gptkbp:is_visible_from with a telescope
not visible to the naked eye
gptkbp:lighting minimal
detected
monitored for variability
gptkbp:location constellation Leo
gptkbp:mass Population I star
0.09 solar masses
gptkbp:max_speed weak
gptkbp:metallicity -0.5
gptkbp:notable_feature one of the faintest stars known
gptkbp:orbital_period not applicable
gptkbp:origin named after Max Wolf
gptkbp:parallax 0.128 arcseconds
gptkbp:research telescopes
observed in various surveys
gptkbp:research_focus stellar astrophysics
gptkbp:research_interest studied for stellar evolution
gptkbp:rotation_period approximately 10 days
gptkbp:system single star system
gptkbp:type gptkb:Dwarves
gptkbp:zone not applicable
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Dim_Stars
gptkb:the_GTVA
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5