List of red dwarfs

This is a list of exceptional red dwarf stars.

List

List of red dwarfs that are otherwise notable, for characteristics not otherwise listed.

Star Notable characteristics Notes

List of titleholding red dwarf stars

This is a list of red dwarfs that currently hold records.

List of red dwarf firsts

Firsts
Record Title Star Date Data Notes
First discovered
First discovered with planet(s) Gliese 876 1998 Gliese 876 b

The Jovian planet was the first discovered around a red dwarf.

[1][2]
First discovered with giant planet(s) Gliese 876 1998 Gliese 876 b The giant planet was the first planet discovered around a red dwarf. [1][2]
First discovered with terrestrial planet(s) Kepler-42
(KOI-961)		 2012 KOI-961 b
KOI-961 c
KOI-961 d		 3 terrestrial planets were discovered around KOI-961 in 2012, the first terrestrial planets found to orbit a red dwarf. [3]

List of red dwarf extremes

Extremes
Record Title Star Date Data Notes
Least voluminous EBLM J0555-57Ab 2017 r= 59,000 km (37,000 mi) [4][5][6]
Most voluminous
Least massive
Most massive
Least distant Proxima Centauri 1917 4.2 ly (1.3 pc)

This is also known as Alpha Centauri C and is a member of the α Cen trinary system. It is the nearest neighbouring star to the Sun.

 [7]
Most distant
Least luminous
Most luminous
Dimmest
Brightest Lacaille 8760 V= 6.69

Also called AX Microscopii. This is the 24th closest star to the Sun, and also intrinsically luminous for red dwarfs, having spectral class M0.

 [8][9]
Youngest
Oldest

List of named red dwarfs

This is a list of red dwarfs with names that are not systematically designated.

Star Naming Notes
Proxima Centauri Named for being the closest neighbouring star to Earth's Sun Lies within the Alpha Centauri star system [7]
Barnard's Star Named after its discoverer, E. E. Barnard Second closest neighbouring star system to Earth, after α Cen. Also the star with the highest proper motion. [10]
van Biesbroeck's star Named for its discoverer, George van Biesbroeck Was once the least luminous, and, lowest mass, known star. [11]
Kapteyn's star Named for the astronomer who discovered it had gone missing, Jacobus Kapteyn Was once the star with the highest proper motion, thus making it move away from its recorded position in the sky and go "missing". [10]
Teegarden's Star Named after the lead investigator astrophysicist who discovered it, Bonnard J. Teegarden, through a datacrunching search of archived data.

List of the earliest red dwarfs discovered

This is a list of the first discovered red dwarf stars.

List of nearest red dwarfs

Star Distance
ly (pc)		 Notes
1 Proxima Centauri 4.2 ly (1.3 pc) Part of the α Cen trinary system, the closest neighbouring star system. It is also the nearest neighbouring star. [7]
2 Barnard's Star 6.0 ly (1.8 pc) Second closest neighbouring star system
3 Wolf 359 7.8 ly (2.4 pc) Also called CN Leonis
4 Lalande 21185 8.3 ly (2.5 pc)
5 Luyten 726-8 8.7 ly (2.7 pc) This is a binary star system with two red dwarfs

Timeline of nearest red dwarf recordholders

This is a list of titleholders of being the closest red dwarf to Earth, and its succession over time.

Star Date Distance
ly (pc)		 Notes
Proxima Centauri 1917— 4.2 ly (1.3 pc) It is also the nearest neighbouring star. [7]

List of furthest red dwarfs

Timeline of farthest red dwarf recordholders

This is a list of titleholders of being the most distant red dwarf to Earth, and its succession over time.

List of red dwarfs with the highest proper motion

Timeline of red dwarfs with the highest proper motion

This is a list of titleholders of being the highest proper motion red dwarf relative to the Sun, and its succession over time.

List of red dwarfs with the highest peculiar velocity

Timeline of red dwarfs with the highest peculiar velocity

This is a list of titleholders of being the highest peculiar velocity red dwarf relative to the local referrant, and its succession over time.

List of least massive red dwarfs

These are stars that are closest to the boundary to becoming brown dwarfs (aka. failed stars) but still remain fully fusing stars.

Timeline of lightest red dwarf recordholders

This is a list of titleholders of being the red dwarf with the least mass, and its succession over time.

List of most massive red dwarfs

These are stars are the ones with the bulkiest masses that remain fully conductive, and unable to ever fuse helium, and will not form planetary nebulae, thus never entering red giant star phase.

Timeline of heaviest red dwarf recordholders

This is a list of titleholders of being the red dwarf with the most mass, and its succession over time.

List of least voluminous red dwarfs

Star Radius
Solar radii
(Sun = 1)		 Radius
Jupiter radii
(Jupiter = 1)		 Radius
km
(mi)		 Notes
1 EBLM J0555-57Ab 0.084 0.84 59,000 km (37,000 mi) This star is slightly larger than the planet Saturn. [4][5][6]
2 2MASS J0523-1403 0.086 0.86 60,000 km (37,000 mi) [12][13][14]
3
4
5

Timeline of smallest red dwarf recordholders

This is a list of titleholders of being the red dwarf with the smallest volume, and its succession over time.

List of smallest red dwarf titleholders
Star Date Radius
Solar radii
(Sun = 1)		 Radius
Jupiter radii
(Jupiter = 1)		 Radius
km
(mi)		 Notes
EBLM J0555-57Ab 2017— 0.084 0.84 59,000 km (37,000 mi) This star is slightly larger than the planet Saturn. [4][5][6]
2MASS J0523-1403 2013-2017 0.086 0.86 60,000 km (37,000 mi) [12][13][14]
OGLE-TR-122B 2005-2013 0.120 1.16 81,100 km (50,400 mi) [15][16][17]

List of most voluminous red dwarfs

Timeline of largest red dwarf recordholders

This is a list of titleholders of being the red dwarf with the largest volume, and its succession over time.

List of least luminous red dwarfs

This is a list of the least intrinsically energetic, the least luminous (absolute magnitude) red dwarf stars

Timeline of least luminous red dwarf recordholders

This is a list of the least luminous (absolute magnitude) red dwarfs

List of most luminous red dwarfs

This is a list of the most intrinsically energetic, the most luminous (absolute magnitude) red dwarf stars

Timeline of most luminous red dwarf recordholders

This is a list of the most luminous (absolute magnitude) red dwarfs

List of dimmest red dwarfs

This is a list of the least bright (apparent magnitude) red dwarf stars, as they appear from Earth

Timeline of dimmest red dwarf recordholders

This is a list of titleholders of being the dimmest (apparent magnitude) red dwarf as seen from Earth, and its succession over time.

List of brightest red dwarfs

This is a list of the most bright (apparent magnitude) red dwarf stars, as they appear from Earth

Star Apparent magnitude
(V)		 Notes
1 Lacaille 8760 6.69 Also called AX Microscopii. This is the 24th closest star to the Sun, and also intrinsically luminous for red dwarfs, having spectral class M0. [8][9]
2
3
4
5

List of naked-eye red dwarfs

No red dwarf stars are visible to the naked eye.[18]

Timeline of brightest red dwarf recordholders

This is a list of titleholders of being the brightest (apparent magnitude) red dwarf as seen from Earth, and its succession over time.

Star Date Apparent magnitude
(V)		 Notes
Lacaille 8760 6.69 Also called AX Microscopii. This is the 24th closest star to the Sun, and also intrinsically luminous for red dwarfs, having spectral class M0. [8][9]

List of youngest red dwarfs

This is a list of the youngest red dwarf stars, as they appear when they are observed.

Timeline of youngest red dwarf recordholders

This is a list of titleholders of being the youngest red dwarf as seen from Earth, and its succession over time.

List of oldest red dwarfs

This is a list of the oldest red dwarf stars, as they appear when they are observed.

Timeline of oldest red dwarf recordholders

This is a list of titleholders of being the oldest red dwarf as seen from Earth, and its succession over time.

Notes

    References

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