Stellar type
Red dwarfs
A red dwarf is a small, cool, low-mass main-sequence star. Red dwarfs burn their fuel so slowly that they can shine for tens of billions of years — far longer than the present age of the universe.
30 catalogued red dwarfs, brightest first.
| Star | Type | Constellation | Mag | Distance (ly) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2748 | Red dwarf | Pup | 4.42 | 208.94 |
| AnserAlpha Vulpeculae | Red dwarf | Vul | 4.44 | 297.32 |
| 4 Orionis | Red dwarf | Ori | 4.71 | 651 |
| 57 Pegasi | Red dwarf | Peg | 5.05 | 782.1 |
| HR 8383 | Red dwarf | Cep | 5.11 | 2,452.3 |
| HR 6128 | Red dwarf | Oph | 5.24 | 577.3 |
| HR 6416 | Red dwarf | Ara | 5.47 | 28.71 |
| MiraOmicron Ceti | Red dwarf | Cet | 6.47 | 298.95 |
| Lacaille 8760 | Red dwarf | Mic | 6.69 | 12.87 |
| Lacaille 9352 | Red dwarf | PsA | 7.35 | 10.68 |
| Lalande 21185 | Red dwarf | UMa | 7.49 | 8.31 |
| Groombridge 34 | Red dwarf | And | 8.09 | 11.7 |
| Kapteyn's Star | Red dwarf | Pic | 8.86 | 12.76 |
| Barnard's Star | Red dwarf | Oph | 9.54 | 5.95 |
| Kruger 60 | Red dwarf | Cep | 9.59 | 13.05 |
| Luyten's Star | Red dwarf | CMi | 9.84 | 12.4 |
| Wolf 1061 | Red dwarf | Oph | 10.1 | 14 |
| Añañuca | Red dwarf | Vel | 10.22 | 32.19 |
| Koeia | Red dwarf | Eri | 10.25 | 75.06 |
| Ross 154 | Red dwarf | Sgr | 10.37 | 9.69 |
| Noquisi | Red dwarf | Leo | 10.67 | 33.08 |
| Danfeng | Red dwarf | Tuc | 11.03 | 86.01 |
| Ross 128 | Red dwarf | Vir | 11.12 | 10.94 |
| Ross 614 | Red dwarf | Mon | 11.12 | 13.46 |
| Gar | Red dwarf | Vir | 11.39 | 27.3 |
| Ross 248 | Red dwarf | And | 12.29 | 10.33 |
| Ross 687 | Red dwarf | Hya | 12.37 | 68.3 |
| EZ Aqr | Red dwarf | Aqr | 12.66 | 11.08 |
| Ross 686 | Red dwarf | Hya | 12.68 | 80 |
| Wolf 359 | Red dwarf | Leo | 13.45 | 7.8 |