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Dwarf star - Wikipedia

Dwarf star

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A dwarf star is a star of relatively small size and low luminosity. All main-sequence stars are dwarf stars.¹² The meaning of the word “dwarf” has been extended to some star-sized objects that are not stars and some types of compact stellar remnants.

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Footnotes

1. “Glossary term: Dwarf Star”. IAU Office of Astrononomy for Education (OAE) - astro4edu.org. 2020–2026. Retrieved 2026-01-15. ↩

2. “Glossary term: Luminosity Class”. IAU Office of Astrononomy for Education (OAE) - astro4edu.org. 2020–2026. Retrieved 2026-01-15. ↩