This is a list of stars, neutron stars, white dwarfs and brown dwarfs which are the least voluminous known (the smallest stars by volume).

List

Notable small stars

This is a list of small stars that are notable for characteristics that are not separately listed. } , - ,

GRW +70 8247 GRW +70 8247 is a white dwarf star located 42 light-years from Earth in the constellation Draco. With a magnitude of about 13 it is visible only through a large telescope. Properties Although photographed in the 19th century as part of th ...

(Gliese 742) , 5,950 , , = 0.00857\ R_\odot. , - ,

Gliese 915 Gliese may refer to: * Rochus Gliese (1891—1978), a German actor, director, production designer, and art director * Wilhelm Gliese (1915–1993), a German astronomer, best known for the Gliese Catalogue of Nearby Stars * Gliese Catalogue of Near ...

, 6,748.3 , , , - ,

AE Aquarii AE Aquarii is a cataclysmic variable binary star of the DQ Herculis type. Based upon parallax measurements, the system is located at a distance of about from the Earth. Because of its unique properties, this system has been subject to a ...

A , 6,950 , , , - ,

AR Scorpii AR Scorpii (AR Sco) is a binary pulsar that consists of a white dwarf and a red dwarf. It is located close to the ecliptic plane in the constellation Scorpius. Parallax measurements made by ''Gaia'' put the system at a distance of abou ...

, 6,950 , The only known white dwarf pulsar , , - ,

G 29-38 Giclas 29-38, also known as ZZ Piscium, is a variable star, variable white dwarf star of the Pulsating white dwarf, DAV (or ZZ Ceti) type, whose variability is due to amplitude, large-amplitude, non-radial pulsations known as gravity wave ...

, 6,950 , , , - , LP 145-141 , 6,950 , 4th nearest white dwarf. , , - ,

PSR B1620-26 PSR may refer to: Organizations * Pacific School of Religion, Berkeley, California, US * Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research * Physicians for Social Responsibility, US ;Political parties: * Revolutionary Socialist Party (Portugal) ( ...

B , 6,950 , An exoplanet orbits PSR B1620-26 B and its pulsar companion (see above) in a

circumbinary A circumbinary planet is a planet that orbits two stars instead of one. The two stars orbit each other in a binary system, while the planet typically orbits farther from the center of the system than either of the two stars. In contrast, circums ...

orbit. , , - ,

Van Maanen 2 Van Maanen 2, or van Maanen's Star, is the closest known solitary white dwarf to the solar system. It is a dense, compact stellar remnant no longer generating energy and has equivalent to about 68% of the Sun's mass but only 1% of its ...

, 6,950 , , , - , WD 0810–353 , 6,950 , , , - , YZ Leonis Minoris A , 6,950 , , , - ,

QS Virginis QS Virginis (abbreviated QS Vir) is an eclipsing binary system approximately 163 light-years away from the Sun, forming a cataclysmic variable. The system comprises an eclipsing white dwarf and red dwarf that orbit each other every 3.37 ...

A , 7,658 , , , - , Stein 2051 B , 7,930 , , , - , Ross 548 ''(ZZ Ceti)'' , 8,209 , , , - ,

CR Boötis CR Boötis is an interacting binary system in the northern constellation of Boötes, abbreviated CR Boo. It is one of the best-known AM Canum Venaticorum stars. The system varies widely in brightness, ranging in apparent visual magnitud ...

A , 8,350 , , , - , DQ Herculis A , 8,420 , A slow, bright

nova A nova (plural novae or novas) is a transient astronomical event that causes the sudden appearance of a bright, apparently "new" star (hence the name "nova", which is Latin for "new") that slowly fades over weeks or months. Causes of the dramati ...

that reached peak brightness on with an apparent magnitude of 1.5. , , - , Procyon B , 8,595 , Second nearest white dwarf. , , - ,

GD 165 GD 165 is a system of a white dwarf and a brown dwarf of spectral types DA4 + L4, located in constellation Boötes at approximately 103 light-years from Earth. GD 165 B remained the only brown dwarf companion of a white dwarf until t ...

A , 8,626.5 , , , - , ESO 439-26 , 8,775.5 , Faintest known white dwarf. , , - , Gliese 293 , 8,900 , , , - , Wolf 489 , 9,044 , , , - , HD 44120 C , 9,044 , , , - ,

WD 1856+534 WD may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''The Walking Dead'' (TV series) * ''White Dwarf'' (magazine) Businesses and organizations Government agencies * Royal Canadian Air Force Women's Division * War Department (United Kingdom) O ...

, 9,113.67 , , , - ,

Epsilon Reticuli Epsilon Reticuli, Latinized from ε Reticuli, is a double star approximately 59 light-years away in the constellation of Reticulum. The primary component is an orange subgiant, while the secondary is a white dwarf. The two sta ...

B , 9,185 , , , - , KOI-256 B , 9,350 , , , - , RR Caeli white dwarf , 10,908.5 , , , - ,

WD 1145+017 WD may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''The Walking Dead'' (TV series) * ''White Dwarf'' (magazine) Businesses and organizations Government agencies * Royal Canadian Air Force Women's Division * War Department (United Kingdom) Oth ...

, 13,926.84 , Host star of one of the smallest exoplanets. , , - , NN Serpentis white dwarf , 14,679.5 , , , - , Beta Crateris B , 18,800 , , , - , Feige 55 , 19,450 , , = 0.02796\ R_\odot. , - , Central star of the Dumbbell Nebula , 38,265 , , , - ,

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, 41,045 , , , - , PSR J0348+0432 B , 45,268 , A white dwarf that orbits its pulsar companion (see above) , , - , TMTS J052610.43+593445.1 , 45,916 , B-type subdwarf , Smallest known non-degenerate star. , , - , WISEA 1810−1010 , 46,840 , rowspan="2" , Brown dwarf , Smallest known brown dwarf. , , - , , 54,120 , , , - , BE Ursae Majoris A , 54,250 ,

O-type subdwarf A subdwarf O star (sdO) is a type of hot, but low-mass star. O-type subdwarfs are much dimmer than regular O-type main-sequence stars, but with a brightness about 10 to 100 times that of the Sun, and have a mass approximately half that of the Sun. ...

, , , - , CWISE J124909.08+362116.0 , 55,650 , Brown dwarf or

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, A high-velocity star travelling the Milky Way at 456 km/s. , , - , Epsilon Indi Ba , 55,656 , rowspan="7" , Brown dwarf , , , - , LHS 6343 C , 55,978 , , , - , Epsilon Indi Bb , 57,050 , , , - ,

54 Piscium 54 Piscium is an orange dwarf star approximately 36 light-years away in the constellation of Pisces (constellation), Pisces. In 2003, an extrasolar planet was confirmed to be orbiting the star, and in 2006, a brown dwarf was also discover ...

B , 57,050 , , , - , 2MASS J1126−5003 , 57,193.5 , , , - , UGPS J0521+3640 , 57,193.5 , , , - , Wolf 1130 C , 58,625 , , , - , , EBLM J0555-57Ab, , 60,000 ,

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, , This red dwarf has a size comparable to that of the planet

Saturn Saturn is the sixth planet from the Sun and the second-largest in the Solar System, after Jupiter. It is a gas giant with an average radius of about nine and a half times that of Earth. It has only one-eighth the average density of Earth; h ...

. As of 2019, it is the second lightest hydrogen-fusing star known, marginally heavier (0.0777-0.0852) than the

2MASS J0523-1403 Mass is an intrinsic property of a body. It was traditionally believed to be related to the quantity of matter in a physical body, until the discovery of the atom and particle physics. It was found that different atoms and different elementar ...

. Although its mass is comparable to that of TRAPPIST-1, its radius is 1/3 smaller. , , , - , Luhman 16 A , 60,768 , Brown dwarf , Luhman 16 A and Luhman 16 B are the closest brown dwarf stars to Earth, and the third-nearest star system to the Solar System. , , - , , , , 61,300 ,

, , An L2 dwarf that is fusing hydrogen. Similarly to 2MASS J0523-1403, SSSPM J0829-1309 is one of the least luminous and massive hydrogen-fusing stars, and is smaller than Jupiter., , , - ,

WISE 1405+5534 WISEPC J140518.40+553421.4 (abbreviated WISE 1405+5534) is a brown dwarf of spectral class Y0 (pec?), located in constellation Ursa Major at approximately 20.6 light-years from Earth. It is one of the List of nearest stars, Sun's neares ...

, 61,483 , rowspan="9" , Brown dwarf , , , - ,

2MASS 0939-2448 Mass is an intrinsic property of a body. It was traditionally believed to be related to the quantity of matter in a physical body, until the discovery of the atom and particle physics. It was found that different atoms and different elementar ...

B , 62,600 , , , - , WISE 0855−0714 , 63,500 , Coolest known brown dwarf. , = 0.091298\ R_\odot. , - ) , 2MASS 0243−2453 , 64,000 , , , - , W1906+40 , 64,350 , In 2015 it was shown to have on its surface a storm the size of Jupiter's

Great Red Spot The Great Red Spot is a persistent high-pressure region in the atmosphere of Jupiter, producing an anticyclonic storm that is the largest in the Solar System. Located 22 degrees south of Jupiter's equator, it produces wind-speeds up to 432 ...

. , , - , 2MASS J0348−6022 , 64,700 , , , - ,

SDSS J1416+1348 SDSS may refer to: * Sloan Digital Sky Survey, a major multi-filter imaging and spectroscopic redshift survey * Social Democratic Party of Slovakia * Spatial Decision Support System, a GIS based decision aiding system * Independent Democratic Ser ...

A , 65,772.5 , , , - , WISEPC J205628.90+145953.3 , 66,487.5 , , , - ,

WISE 1738+2732 WISEPA J173835.53+273258.9 (abbreviated WISE 1738+2732) is a brown dwarf of spectral class Y0, located in the constellation Hercules at 24.9 light-years from Earth. History of observations Discovery WISE 1738+2732 was discovered in 20 ...

, 66,487.5 , , , - ,

SCR 1845−6357 SCR 1845−6357 is a binary system, away in the constellation Pavo. The primary is a faint red dwarf ''Red Dwarf'' is a British science fiction comedy franchise created by Rob Grant and Doug Naylor, which primarily consists o ...

A , 66,790 ,

, , , - , 2MASS 0937+2931 , 67,200 , rowspan="10" , Brown dwarf , , , - , WISE 0359−5401 , 67,200 , In June 2023, it became the first Y-dwarf with a

spectral energy distribution A spectral energy distribution (SED) is a plot of energy versus frequency or wavelength of light (not to be confused with a 'spectrum' of flux density vs frequency or wavelength). It is used in many branches of astronomy to characterize astron ...

measured by the

James Webb Space Telescope The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is a space telescope which conducts infrared astronomy. As the largest optical telescope in space, its high resolution and sensitivity allow it to view objects too old, distant, or faint for the Hubble Spa ...

. , , - ,

2MASS J22282889–4310262 2MASS J22282889–4310262 is a brown dwarf discovered by the Hubble Space Telescope The Hubble Space Telescope (often referred to as HST or Hubble) is a space telescope that was launched into low Earth orbit in 1990 and remains i ...

, 67,200 , , , - ,

B , 67,200 , , , - , DENIS J081730.0−615520 , 67,200 , , , - , WISE 2150–7520 B , 67,900 , , , - ,

Kelu-1 Kelu-1 is a system of two brown dwarfs of spectral types L2 and L4 located in constellation Hydra at approximately 60.6 light-years from Earth. It is among the first free-floating later-than-M-type brown dwarfs discovered, and someti ...

B , 67,900 , , , - ,

A , 68,180 , , , - , LHS 1070 C , 68,180 , Certainly a brown dwarf based on its mass , , - , DENIS 0255−4700 , 69,570 , , , - , R Aquarii B , 69,570 , White dwarf , Part of a symbiotic binary star system containing a

red giant A red giant is a luminous giant star of low or intermediate mass (roughly 0.3–8 solar masses ()) in a late phase of stellar evolution. The outer atmosphere is inflated and tenuous, making the radius large and the surface temperature around or ...

and a white dwarf. , , - ,

HD 114762 HD 114762 is a triple star system approximately away in the constellation Coma Berenices. It consists of a yellow-white F-type main-sequence star and two red dwarf companions & approximately 0.36 & distant. Both are low-metal subdw ...

B , 69,570 ,

, , , - , 2MASS J0407+1546 , 69,570 , rowspan="2", Brown dwarf , , , - , HN Pegasi B , 70,265 , , , - , ,

, , 70,600 ,

, , As in 2019, with mass (0.0523-0.0767) is the lowest known mass hydrogen-burning star. , , , - ,

B , 71,492 , rowspan="3" , Brown dwarf , , , - ,

15 Sagittae 15 Sagittae (15 Sge) is a star in the northern constellation Sagitta, located around 58 light years away from the Sun. It is visible to the naked eye as a faint, yellow-hued star with an apparent visual magnitude of 5.80. Considered ...

B , 71,492 , , , - , DENIS-P J1058.7−1548 , 71,492 , , , - , LHS 2924 , 71,657 ,

, , , - , 2MASS 0036+1821 , 72,200 , rowspan="6" , Brown dwarf , , , - , CoRoT-3 b , 72,200 , , , - , LHS 1070 B , 72,350 , Likely a brown dwarf based on its mass , , - , UGPS 0722-05 , 72,850 , Possibly a rogue planet , , - , WISE 2150–7520 A , 73,635 , , , - , Luhman 16 B , 74,350 , Luhman 16 B and Luhman 16 A are the closest brown dwarf stars to Earth, and the third-nearest star system to the Solar System. , , - , DENIS J1048−3956 , 75,135.5 , rowspan="4" ,

, , , - ,

DX Cancri DX Cancri is a variable star in the northern zodiac constellation of Cancer (constellation), Cancer. With an apparent visual magnitude of 14.81, it is much too faint to be seen with the naked eye. Visually viewing this star requires a t ...

, 76,527 , , , - , LHS 292 , 76,527 , , , - , TVLM 513-46546 , 76,527 , Has one confirmed exoplanet , , - , Gliese 229 B , 79,000 , rowspan="3" , Brown dwarf , , , - , HR 2562 B , 79,350 , Its mass is quite uncertain, at . It is cited by the NASA Exoplanet Archive as the most massive exoplanet known. , , - ,

KELT-1 KELT-1 is a F-type main-sequence star. Its surface temperature is 6518 K. It is similar to the Sun in its concentration of heavy elements, with a metallicity Fe/H index of 0.008, but is much younger at an age of 1.75 billion years. The s ...

B , 79,350 , , , - , ,

OGLE-TR-122B OGLE-TR-122 is a binary stellar system containing one of the smallest main-sequence stars whose radius has been measured. It was discovered when the Optical Gravitational Lensing Experiment (OGLE) survey observed the smaller star eclipsin ...

, , 81,100 ,

, , This was once the smallest known actively fusing star, when found in 2005, through 2013. It is the smallest eclipsing red dwarf, and smallest observationally measured diameter. , , , - ,

CoRoT-15b CoRoT-15b is a transiting brown dwarf found by the CoRoT space telescope in 2010. It is a brown dwarf Brown dwarfs (also called failed stars) are substellar objects that are not massive enough to sustain nuclear fusion of ordinary hyd ...

, 82,200 , Brown dwarf , , , - ,

VB 10 VB 10 or Van Biesbroeck's star is a very small and very dim red dwarf located in the constellation Aquila. It is part of a binary star system. VB 10 is historically notable as it was the coolest, least massive and least luminous k ...

, 82,300 , rowspan="6" ,

, It was the smallest known star from 1948 to 1981. , , - , , TRAPPIST-1, , 82,925, , Hosts a planetary system with at least seven rocky planets. , , , - , LHS 2090 , 83,500 , , , - , Teegarden's Star , 83,500 , Has two potentially habitable planets. , , - , VB 8 , 84,450 , , , - , SPECULOOS-3 , 85,570 , Second-smallest star known to host a transiting exoplanet after TRAPPIST-1 , , - ,

A , 87,220 , rowspan="2" , Brown dwarf , , , - , Teide 1 , 88,130 , The first brown dwarf to be verified, in 1995. , = 0.12668\ R_\odot. , - , Gliese 412 B , 90,400 ,

, , , - , CFBDSIR 1458+10 B , 90,450 , Brown dwarf , , , - , Gliese 1002 , 95,310 , rowspan="6" ,

, Has two confirmed exoplanets , , - , LHS 1070 A , 97,400 , , , - , LHS 3154 , 97,400 , Has one confirmed exoplanet , , - ,

Wolf 424 Wolf 424 is a binary star system comprising two red dwarf stars at a distance of approximately 14.2 light years from the Sun. It is located in the constellation Virgo, between the stars ε Virginis and ο Virginis. The close bina ...

B , 97,400 , , , - , , Wolf 359, , 100,180.8 , , Fifth-nearest star system to the Solar System. Has one unconfirmed exoplanet, , , - , NN Serpentis red dwarf , 103,660 , , , - , CFBDSIR 1458+10 A , 104,350 , Brown dwarf , , , - , NY Virginis A , 105,050 , B-type subdwarf , , , - , Gliese 1061 , 105,746.4 , rowspan="7" ,

, Has three confirmed exoplanets, two of them are in the habitable zone. , , - , LP 890-9 , 106,580 , Has two confirmed exoplanets, one of them (LP 890-9c) is in the habitable zone. , , - , ,

Proxima Centauri Proxima Centauri is a small, low-mass star located away from the Sun in the southern constellation of Centaurus. Its Latin name means the 'nearest tarof Centaurus'. It was discovered in 1915 by Robert Innes and is the nearest-kno ...

, , 107,277 , , This is the nearest neighbouring star to the Sun. Has 2 confirmed exoplanets and one disputed planet , , , - , , 110,615 , The archetypal type of the flare stars, and the eight-nearest star system to the Solar System. , , - , GL Virginis , 111,300 , , , - , NY Virginis B , 111,300 , , , - ,

TZ Arietis TZ Arietis (also known as Gliese 83.1, GJ 9066, or L 1159-16) is a red dwarf in the northern constellation of Aries. With a normal apparent visual magnitude of 12.3, it is too faint to be seen by the naked eye, although it lies relativ ...

, 112,000 , Has one confirmed exoplanet , , - , HD 984 B , 112,700 , Brown dwarf , , = 0.162\ R_\odot. , - , , 114,790 , rowspan="4" ,

, Luyten 726-8 A and B are the eight-nearest star system to the Solar System. , , - ,

YZ Ceti YZ Ceti is a red dwarf star in the constellation Cetus. Although it is relatively close to the Sun at just 12 light years, this star cannot be seen with the naked eye. It is classified as a flare star that undergoes intermittent fluctuati ...

, 116,877.5 , Has three confirmed exoplanets , , - , LP 791-18 (TOI-736) , 118,270 , Has three confirmed exoplanets , , - , HR 858 B , 118,270 , , , - , UY Sextantis, , 118,270 , , B-type subdwarf, , , , , - ,

A , 118,270 , rowspan="8" ,

, , , - , Kepler-42 , 121,750 , Has three confirmed exoplanets , , - , , 121,750 , , , - , HW Virginis B , 121,835 , , , - , Gliese 1151 , 123,900 , Has one confirmed exoplanet , , - ,

AB Doradus AB Doradus is a pre-main-sequence quadruple star system in the constellation Dorado. The primary is a flare star that shows periodic increases in activity. The primary star in this system spins at a rate 50 times that of the Sun, an ...

C , 124,100 , Very low-mass star () , , - ,

Groombridge 34 Groombridge 34 is a binary star system in the northern constellation of Andromeda. It was listed as entry number 34 in ''A Catalogue of Circumpolar Stars'', published posthumously in 1838 by British astronomer Stephen Groombridge. Bas ...

B , 125,200 , , , - , Wolf 1069 , 126,130 , Has one confirmed potentially habitable exoplanet , , - , HW Virginis A , 127,404.6 , B-type subdwarf , , , - , Gliese 3323 , 129,539.5 , rowspan="10" ,

, Has two confirmed exoplanets , , - , , Barnard's Star , , 130,100 , , , The star with the highest proper motion, and the second-nearest star system to the Solar system. , , - , , 131,500 , Has one confirmed exoplanet , , - ,

Ross 248 Ross 248, also called HH Andromedae or Gliese 905, is a small star approximately from Earth in the northern constellation of Andromeda. Despite its proximity it is too dim to be seen with the naked eye. It was first catalogued by Frank ...

, 132,200 , Tenth-nearest star system to the Solar System. , , - , Gliese 1128 , 132,200 , , , - ,

Alpha Mensae α Mensae (Latinised as Alpha Mensae, abbreviated to α Men or Alpha Men) is the brightest star in the constellation Mensa. At a magnitude of 5.09, it is the dimmest lucida (a constellation's brightest star) in the sky. Due to its declina ...

B , 132,200 , , , - ,

Ross 128 Ross 128 is a red dwarf in the equatorial zodiac constellation of Virgo, near β Virginis. The apparent magnitude of Ross 128 is 11.13, which is too faint to be seen with the unaided eye. Based upon parallax measurements, the distance of ...

, 136,844 , Has one confirmed potentially habitable exoplanet , , - ,

LTT 1445 LTT 1445 is a triple M-dwarf system about 22 light-years distant in the constellation Eridanus. The primary LTT 1445 A hosts two exoplanets- one discovered in 2019 that transits the star every 5.36 days, and another found in ...

C , 137,050 , , , - , Ross 154 , 139,140 , Ninth-nearest star system to our Solar System. , , - , Gliese 1062 , 141,000 , Other sources cites 258,800 km (0.372 ) and 285,935 km (0.411 ) , , - , Kepler-70 , 141,225 , B-type subdwarf , Has two unconfirmed exoplanets, which may be the hottest exoplanets known. , , - , RR Caeli red dwarf , 141,225 , rowspan="6" ,

, , , - ,

Gliese 1214 Extrasolar PlanetsEncyclopaedia Gliese 1214 is a dim M4.5 red dwarf in the constellation Ophiuchus with an apparent magnitude of 14.7. It is located at a distance of approximately 47 light years from Earth. The star is about one-fifth t ...

, 141,922 , Has a confirmed exoplanet , , - ,

Gliese 754 Gliese 754 is a dim star in the southern constellation of Telescopium. It has an apparent visual magnitude of 12.25, which requires a telescope to view. The star is located at a distance of 19.3 light-years from the Sun based on par ...

, 142,618.5 , , , - , LHS 1140 , 142,618.5 , Has two confirmed exoplanets , , - ,

EZ Aquarii EZ Aquarii is a triple star system approximately from the Sun in the constellation Aquarius. It is also known as Luyten 789-6 and Gliese 866. All three components are M-type red dwarfs. The pair EZ Aquarii AC form a spectroscopic ...

B , 146,100 , , , - ,

Gliese 1132 GJ 1132 is a small red dwarf star away from Earth in the constellation Vela. In 2015, it was revealed to have a hot rocky Earth-sized planet orbiting it every 1.6 days. In 2018, a second planet and a potential third were revealed. Plan ...

, 149,575 , Has two confirmed exoplanets , , - ,

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, 150,133 , rowspan="2" , Brown dwarf , , , - ,

CT Chamaeleontis CT Chamaeleontis (CT Cha) is a T Tauri star - a primary of the star system in the constellation of Chamaeleon. It has an apparent visual magnitude which varies between 12.31 and 12.43. The star is still accreting material at r ...

B , 157,300 , , , - , Fomalhaut C , 160,000 ,

, , , - , V391 Pegasi , 160,000 , B-type subdwarf , Has one exoplanet candidate , , - ,

Kepler-1649 Kepler-1649 is a red dwarf star of spectral type M5V with a radius , a mass , and a metallicity of -0.15 e/H Planetary system Two confirmed planets orbit the star: Kepler-1649b and Kepler-1649c. Kepler-1649b is similar to Venus, where ...

, 161,400 , rowspan="3" ,

, Has two confirmed exoplanets , , - ,

B , 164,185 , , , - , , CM Draconis B , , 166,700 , , , , , - , Kepler-429 , 167,000 , B-type subdwarf , Has three exoplanet candidates , , - ,

Kruger 60 Kruger 60 (DO Cephei) is a binary star system located 13.15 light-years from the Sun. These red dwarf stars orbit each other every 44.6 years. Description The larger, primary star is designated component A, while the secondary, sma ...

B , 167,000 , rowspan="3",

, , , - ,

Ross 695 Ross 695, also known as Gliese 465, is a red dwarf star in the constellation Corvus. At apparent magnitude 11.27, it is much too faint to be seen with the unaided eye. A small star, it has around 23% the mass and radius of the Sun, but onl ...

, 167,000 , , , - , TOI-715 , 167,000 , Has one confirmed, potentially habitable exoplanet , , - ,

2M1207 2M1207, 2M1207A or 2MASSW J12073346–3932539 is a brown dwarf located in the constellation Centaurus; a companion object, 2M1207b, may be the first extrasolar planetary-mass companion to be directly imaged, and is the first discovered ...

A , 173,925 , Brown dwarf , Has one confirmed exoplanet , , - , , CM Draconis A , , 176,000 , rowspan="5" ,

, , , , , - , DG Canum Venaticorum , 176,000 , , , - , Gliese 625 , 177,400 , , , - , Gliese 12 , 182,065 , Has one known exoplanet , , - ,

AM Herculis AM Herculis is a binary variable star located in the constellation Hercules. This star, along with the star ''AN Ursae Majoris'', is the prototype for a category of cataclysmic variable stars called '' polars'', or ''AM Her'' type ...

red dwarf , 180,882 , , , - , Z Andromedae B , 184,530.63 , rowspan="1" , White dwarf , Largest known white dwarf. Part of a symbiotic binary star system containing a

and a white dwarf. , , - ,

55 Cancri 55 Cancri is a binary star system located 41 light-years away from the Sun in the zodiac constellation of Cancer. It has the Bayer designation Rho1 Cancri (ρ1 Cancri); ''55 Cancri'' is the Flamsteed designation (abbrevia ...

B , 186,447.5 ,

, , , - ,

A , 188,500 , rowspan="68" ,

, Has three confirmed exoplanets, one of them is in the habitable zone , , - ,

Struve 2398 Struve 2398 (Gliese 725) is a binary star system in the northern constellation of Draco. Struve 2398 is star number 2398 in the Struve Double Star Catalog of Baltic-German astronomer Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von Struve. The astronomer's ...

B , 189,925 , , , - , Gliese 105 B , 193,405 , , , - , LHS 475 , 194,030.5 , Has one confirmed exoplanet , , - , HR 7703 B , 194,800 , , , - , Gliese 445 , 198,275 , , , - ,

Mu Cassiopeiae Mu Cassiopeiae, Latinized from μ Cassiopeiae, is a binary star system in the constellation A constellation is an area on the celestial sphere in which a group of visible stars forms Asterism (astronomy), a perceived pattern or outl ...

Ab , 201,750 , , , - , , Kapteyn's Star , , 202,448.7 , , This is the closest halo star to the Sun. , , , - , Stein 2051 A , 203,150 , , , - , HN Librae , 208,000 , Has one confirmed planet and one unconfirmed , , - , Gliese 402 , 208,700 , , , - ,

L 98-59 L 98-59 (TOI-175, TIC 307210830) is a bright M dwarf star, located in the constellation of Volans, at a distance of , as measured by the Gaia spacecraft. Broadband photometry shows that it is an M3 dwarf star with three confirmed terrestr ...

, 210,800 , Has four confirmed exoplanets and one unconfirmed , , - , Gliese 581 , 215,650 , Has three confirmed exoplanets , , - ,

40 Eridani 40 Eridani is a triple star system in the constellation of Eridanus, abbreviated 40 Eri. It has the Bayer designation Omicron2 Eridani, which is Latinized from ο2 Eridani and abbreviated Omicron2 Eri or ο2 Eri. Based on parallax ...

C , 215,650 , , , - ,

Wolf 1061 __NOTOC__ Wolf 1061 (also known as HIP 80824 and V2306 Ophiuchi) is an M-class red dwarf star located about 14.1 light-years away in the constellation Ophiuchus. It is the 36th-closest-known star system to the Sun and has a relatively ...

, 221,900 , Has three confirmed exoplanets , , - , Gliese 3929 , 222,600 , Has two confirmed exoplanets , , - , Xi Ursae Majoris Ab , 222,600 , , , - ,

Kepler-296 Kepler-296 is a binary star system in the constellation Draco. The primary star appears to be a late K-type main-sequence star, while the secondary is a red dwarf. Planetary system Five exoplanets have been detected around the system; al ...

B , 224,000 , , , - ,

YZ Canis Minoris YZ Canis Minoris is a red-hued star in the equatorial constellation of Canis Minor. With an apparent visual magnitude of 11.15, it is much too faint to be viewed with the naked eye. The distance to YZ CMi can be estimated from its annua ...

, 225,400 , , , - , LHS 1678 , 228,285 , Has three known exoplanets , , - , Wolf 437 ''(Gar)'' , 228,190 , Has one confirmed exoplanet , , - , Gliese 1 , 229,580 , , , - , Wolf 1130 A , 229,580 , , , - , Gliese 357 , 231,650 , Has three confirmed exoplanets , , - , Gliese 667 C , 231,650 , Has two confirmed exoplanets , , - , Kepler-47 B , 235,150 , There are three exoplanets orbiting Kepler-47 B and its companion, Kepler-47 A, in a

orbit. , , - ,

Luyten's Star Luyten's Star (GJ 273) is a red dwarf in the constellation Canis Minor located at a distance of approximately from the Sun. It has a visual magnitude of 9.9, making it too faint to be viewed with the unaided eye. It is named after ...

, 243,500 , Has two confirmed exoplanets and other two unconfirmed , , - ,

A , 243,500 , , , - ,

A , 246,300 , , , - ,

EV Lacertae EV Lacertae (EV Lac, Gliese 873, HIP 112460) is a faint red dwarf star 16.5 light years away in the constellation Lacerta. It is the nearest star to the Sun in that region of the sky, although with an apparent magnitude of 10, it is o ...

, 250,500 , On 25 April 2008, a record-setting stellar flare was observed on its surface by NASA's Swift, that was thousands of times more powerful than any solar flare. , , - , Theta Cygni B , 250,500 , , , - , Gliese 251 , 253,235 , Has one confirmed exoplanet , , - ,

DT Virginis DT Virginis, also known as Ross 458, is a binary star system in the constellation of Virgo. It has an apparent visual magnitude of 9.79 and is located at a distance of 37.6 light-years from the Sun. Both of the stars are low-mass ...

B , 256,000 , , , - , AT Microscopii B , 257,400 , , , - , Regulus C , 257,400 , , , - , Gliese 876 (Ross 780) , 258,800 , Has four confirmed exoplanets , , - , LHS 6343 A , 259,495 , , , - , LTT 3780 (TOI-732) , 260,190 , Has two confirmed exoplanets , , - , TOI-270 , 263,000 , Has three confirmed exoplanets , , - , Gliese 412 A , 264,400 , , , - , KIC 4150611 Ab2 , 264,400 , , , - ,

A , 267,800 , Has two confirmed exoplanets , , - ,

L 34-26 L, or l, is the twelfth Letter (alphabet), letter in the Latin alphabet, used in the English alphabet, modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is English alphabet#Let ...

, 270,000 , It hosts the exoplanet with the longest known orbital period,

COCONUTS-2b COCONUTS-2 b, or WISEPA J075108.79-763449.6, is a gas giant exoplanet that orbits the M-type star L 34-26. With a mass of 6.3 Jupiter mass, Jupiters, it takes over one million years to complete one orbit around the star, and it is 6000 Astronomic ...

, which takes about 1.1 million years to complete an orbit around its star. , , - ,

Gliese 908 Gliese 908 is a red dwarf star, located in constellation Pisces at 19.3 light-years from Earth. It is a BY Draconis variable star with a variable star designation of BR Piscium. Its apparent magnitude varies between magnitude 8.93 an ...

''(Lalande 46650)'' , 271,323 , , , - ,

Gliese 1252 GJ 1252 is a red dwarf star located away from the Solar System in the constellation of Telescopium. The star has about 38% the mass and 39% the radius of the Sun, and a temperature of about . GJ 1252 is orbited by one known exoplanet. ...

, 272,000 , Has one confirmed exoplanet, an ultra-short-period planet with a daytime temperature measured at 1140 °C. , , - , HIP 79431 ''(Sharjah)'' , 272,000 , Has one confirmed exoplanet. Other sources cites radius of (0.442 ) and (0.54 ) , , - ,

Lalande 21185 Lalande 21185 (also known as BD+36 2147, Gliese 411, and HD 95735) is a star in the south of Ursa Major. It is the apparent brightest red dwarf in the northern hemisphere.Only AX Microscopii and Lacaille 9352, in the southern hemisphere, ...

, 273,500 , Sixth-nearest star system to the Solar System. Has two confirmed exoplanets and one unconfirmed , , - , LHS 6343 B , 274,100 , , , - , Gliese 22 B , 274,100 , , , - , Gliese 179 , 278,300 , Has two confirmed exoplanets , , - ,

HIP 57050 HIP 57050 (GJ 1148 / LHS 2443 / G 122-40 / Ross 1003) is a red dwarf 36 light-years from the Sun with a planetary companion HIP 57050 b. HIP 57050 has a metallicity twice that of the Sun and is among the highest in the immediate solar neig ...

, 278,300 , Has two confirmed exoplanets , , - , KOI-4777 , 278,300 , Has one confirmed exoplanet , , - , Gliese 163 , 284,550 , Has five confirmed exoplanets , , - , AT Microscopii A , 285,250 , , , - , Gliese 588 , 292,200 , , , - , Gliese 686 , 292,200 , Has a confirmed exoplanet , , - , KIC 4150611 Ab1 , 292,200 , , , - , TOI 700 , 292,200 , Has four confirmed exoplanets , , - ,

B , 292,404 , , , - , Gliese 180 , 294,211.5 , Has two confirmed exoplanets , , - ,

AD Leonis AD Leonis (Gliese 388) is a red dwarf star. It is located relatively near the Sun, at a distance of about 16 light years, in the constellation Leo. AD Leonis is a main sequence star with a spectral classification o ...

, 294,500 , , , - , Gliese 408 , 299,150 , , , - , Gliese 3634 , 299,150 , Has a confirmed exoplanet , , - , Gliese 569 A , 299,150 , , , - ,

U Geminorum U Geminorum (''U Gem''), in the constellation Gemini, is an archetypal example of a dwarf nova. The binary star system consists of a white dwarf closely orbiting a red dwarf. Every few months it undergoes an outburst that greatly increas ...

red dwarf , 299,150 , , , - , Gliese 436 , 300,542 , Has a confirmed exoplanet , , - , Sigma Coronae Borealis C , 304,000 , , , - , HD 260655 (TOI-4599) , 305,400 , Has two confirmed exoplanets , , - , WR 93b , 306,108 , Wolf-Rayet , , , - ,

Gliese 832 Gliese 832 (Gl 832 or GJ 832) is a red dwarf of spectral type M2V in the southern constellation Grus. The apparent visual magnitude of 8.66 means that it is too faint to be seen with the naked eye. It is located relatively close to the ...

, 307,500 , rowspan="8" ,

, Has two exoplanets , , - , Gliese 877 , 307,500 , , , - , Gliese 393 , 310,212.5 , , , - , Tabby's Star B , 313,065 , , , - ,

Gliese 367 Gliese 367 (GJ 367) is a red dwarf star from Earth in the constellation of Vela. It is suspected to be a variable with amplitude 0.012 stellar magnitude and period 5.16 years. A stellar multiplicity survey in 2015 failed to detect any s ...

(Añañuca) , 317,935 , Has three confirmed exoplanets , , - ,

Gliese 849 , - style="background-color: #A0B0FF;" colspan="3" , Planet , - bgcolor="#FFFAFA" , Gliese 849b , data Gliese 849, or GJ 849, is a small, solitary star in the equatorial constellation of Aquarius. It has a reddish hue and is invis ...

, 322,800 , Has two confirmed exoplanets , , - , K2-18 (EPIC 201912552) , 326,300 , Has two confirmed exoplanets , , - , Gliese 521 , 327,000 , , , - , BAT99-123 , 327,000 , Wolf-Rayet , , , - , Lacaille 9352 , 329,750 ,

, Has two confirmed exoplanets and one unconfirmed , , -

Smallest stars by type

Timeline of smallest red dwarf star recordholders

s are considered the smallest star known that are active fusion stars, and are the smallest stars possible that is not a brown dwarf.

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