- Stars with a name
- Wolf 359
Wolf 359
Wolf 359 is a red star, in the constellation Leo. The light you see from it tonight left it around 2018.
Where to find it
From mid-northern latitudes, such as New York, Rome or Tokyo, it is best seen in the evening sky in February, March, April, and May.
Very faint: you’ll need a telescope. Apparent magnitude 13.45.
What it’s like
Its surface is at about 3,200 degrees.
It is 7.8 light years away: 74 trillion kilometres.
It is the star of people born around 2018: the light that left it then is reaching Earth now.