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Wolf 359 is a red dwarf that is located in the constellation Leo near the ecliptic. At a distance of approximately 7.8 light years from the Earth it has an apparent magnitude of 13.5 and can only be seen with a large telescope. Wolf 359 is one of the nearest stars to the Solar System; only the Alpha Centauri system (including Proxima Centauri) Barnard’s Star Luhman 16 and WISE 0855–0714 are known to be closer.
