Small, cool, dim stars of low mass that are the most common type of star in the Milky Way, including the nearest neighbours of the Sun such as Barnard's Star and Wolf 359. A star belongs here when its cited article calls it a red dwarf. Members are placed here from their own cited Wikipedia articles, each with a verbatim supporting quotation, so a reader can check why an entry sits in this group. The grouping forms part of the browse path for this section of the atlas.
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TRAPPIST-1 (Wikipedia)
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TRAPPIST-1 (also known as 2MASS J23062928−0502285 or SPECULOOS-1) is a red dwarf star with seven known exoplanets.
Barnard's Star (Wikipedia)
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Barnard's Star is a small red dwarf star in the constellation of Ophiuchus.
Wolf 359 (Wikipedia)
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Wolf 359 is a red dwarf star located in the constellation Leo, near the ecliptic.
Proxima Centauri (Wikipedia)
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Proxima Centauri is a red dwarf star
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