M-type stars

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf stellar classification
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:red_dwarfs
gptkbp:color red
gptkbp:commonIn most common type of star in the Milky Way
gptkbp:endState white dwarf
gptkbp:evolutionaryStage gptkb:giant
gptkb:main_sequence
supergiant
gptkbp:exampleInSolarNeighborhood gptkb:Proxima_Centauri
gptkb:EZ_Aquarii
gptkb:Gliese_667_C
gptkb:LHS_1140
gptkb:Lalande_21185
gptkb:Luyten's_Star
gptkb:Ross_154
gptkb:Ross_248
gptkb:Teegarden's_Star
gptkb:WISE_0855−0714
gptkb:Wolf_359
gptkb:Barnard's_Star
gptkb:Kapteyn's_Star
gptkb:Gliese_1214
gptkb:Gliese_436
gptkb:Gliese_581
gptkb:Gliese_876
gptkb:TRAPPIST-1
gptkbp:firstCataloguedBy gptkb:Angelo_Secchi
gptkbp:fractionOfMainSequenceStars ~76%
gptkbp:frequency strong molecular bands (TiO, VO)
gptkbp:giantDesignation M III
gptkbp:giantExample gptkb:Antares
gptkb:Betelgeuse
gptkbp:habitableZoneDistance close to the star
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label M-type stars
gptkbp:hydrogenFusion yes
gptkbp:lifespan up to trillions of years
gptkbp:location Milky Way and other galaxies
gptkbp:luminosity 0.0001–0.08 solar luminosities
gptkbp:mainSequenceDesignation gptkb:M_V
gptkbp:mainSequenceExample gptkb:Proxima_Centauri
gptkb:Luyten's_Star
gptkb:Barnard's_Star
gptkbp:metallicity varies
gptkbp:notableFeature fully convective (for low-mass M dwarfs)
gptkbp:planetHosting can host exoplanets
gptkbp:range 0.08–0.45 solar masses
gptkbp:spectralType M
gptkbp:subspecies M0–M9
gptkbp:supergiantDesignation M I
gptkbp:surfaceTemperatureRange 2400–3700 K
gptkbp:variant many are flare stars
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Population_I
gptkb:main_sequence
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6