Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:star
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
4
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Known_Universe
|
| gptkbp:average_temperature |
less than 4,000 K
|
| gptkbp:characteristics |
often have a high density
|
| gptkbp:color |
gptkb:red
|
| gptkbp:composed_of |
often have a higher metallicity than other stars
|
| gptkbp:constellation |
can have weak stellar winds
can produce stellar flares |
| gptkbp:contains |
classified as M0 to M9
|
| gptkbp:depicted_in |
not visible to the naked eye
|
| gptkbp:distance |
can be found within a few light years of Earth
most are within 20 light years |
| gptkbp:end_of_life |
will become a white dwarf
|
| gptkbp:example |
gptkb:Wolf_359
gptkb:Luhman_16 gptkb:Gliese_581 gptkb:Proxima_Centauri gptkb:Barnard's_Star EZ Aquarii DX Cancri Gliese 667 LHS 288 |
| gptkbp:features |
most common type of star in the Milky Way
|
| gptkbp:formed |
formed from the same molecular clouds as other stars
|
| gptkbp:has_luminosity |
very low luminosity
influence the dynamics of their stellar neighborhood can exhibit variability in brightness. evolve very slowly can remain on the main sequence for billions of years |
| gptkbp:has_spectral_type |
M-type
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Red Dwarfs
|
| gptkbp:is_a_fusion_of |
hydrogen burning
|
| gptkbp:lifespan |
up to trillions of years
|
| gptkbp:lighting |
very low
|
| gptkbp:mass |
less than 0.6 solar masses
make up about 70-80% of the stars in the Milky Way most have a mass between 0.08 and 0.6 solar masses part of the population of stars in the galaxy typically have a radius less than 0.7 solar radii |
| gptkbp:movement |
can have strong magnetic fields
|
| gptkbp:number_of_cores |
hydrogen fuses into helium in the core
|
| gptkbp:orbital_period |
can host planets
can rotate slowly or rapidly |
| gptkbp:research |
difficult to observe due to low brightness
|
| gptkbp:research_interest |
of interest for exoplanet studies
|
| gptkbp:size |
small
|
| gptkbp:type |
gptkb:star
|
| gptkbp:zone |
closer to the star than in Sun-like stars
may have habitable zones closer than Earth’s |