Despite the fact that red dwarfs are relatively cool, the small orbit means that temperatures on this world are extra toasty - several hundred degrees Celsius.
This list is being added to as astronomers discover new red dwarfs and other small stars - which are still many times bigger than Jupiter and may possess planets.
It was hoped that this dark matter would be mostly in the form of small stars called red dwarfs.
In some respects, searching for planets around red dwarfs is harder than around heavier, hotter stars.
The newfound planet's host star is a red dwarf with about one-fifth the mass of our sun.
Definition of red dwarf in US English:
red dwarf
nounˈˌred ˈdwôrfˈˌrɛd ˈdwɔrf
Astronomy
A small, old, relatively cool star.
〔天文〕红矮星
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In some respects, searching for planets around red dwarfs is harder than around heavier, hotter stars.
This list is being added to as astronomers discover new red dwarfs and other small stars - which are still many times bigger than Jupiter and may possess planets.
Despite the fact that red dwarfs are relatively cool, the small orbit means that temperatures on this world are extra toasty - several hundred degrees Celsius.
It was hoped that this dark matter would be mostly in the form of small stars called red dwarfs.
The newfound planet's host star is a red dwarf with about one-fifth the mass of our sun.