M-dwarf

GPTKB entity

Statements (33)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:star
gptkbp:alternativeName white dwarf
gptkbp:color red
gptkbp:commonIn most common star type in the Milky Way
gptkbp:coreProcess fully convective (for lowest mass)
gptkbp:discoveredBy 19th century
gptkbp:endOfSupport becomes a white dwarf
gptkbp:evolutionaryStage gptkb:main_sequence
gptkbp:fractionOfMilkyWayStars about 75%
gptkbp:fusionProcess hydrogen fusion
gptkbp:galacticDistribution found throughout the galaxy
gptkbp:habitableZoneDistance very close to the star
gptkbp:hasViewOf not visible to naked eye from Earth
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label M-dwarf
gptkbp:infraredEmission high
gptkbp:lifespan up to trillions of years
gptkbp:luminosity 0.0001 to 0.08 solar luminosities
gptkbp:mainSequence true
gptkbp:metallicityRange varied
gptkbp:notableExample gptkb:Proxima_Centauri
gptkb:Barnard's_Star
gptkbp:planetHosting can host exoplanets
gptkbp:range 0.08 to 0.6 solar masses
0.1 to 0.6 solar radii
gptkbp:rotationPeriod can be rapid
gptkbp:spectralType M
gptkbp:stellarPopulation Population I and II
gptkbp:surfaceActivity high magnetic activity
gptkbp:temperature 2400 to 3700 K
gptkbp:UVEmission low
gptkbp:variant often flare stars
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:2MASS_J19440089+4416392_b
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7