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[–] Zachariah 4 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Are dwarf stars not stars?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 months ago (2 children)

No, because they aren't undergoing hydrogen fusion due to their insufficient mass.

[–] magnusrufus 2 points 6 months ago

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dwarf_star

That doesn't seem to be entirely accurate.

[–] [email protected] -5 points 6 months ago (2 children)

TIL the Sun is not a star.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 6 months ago

Thr sun is a G type main sequence star that is undergoing hydrogen fusion. Proper astronomers don't refer to it as a yellow dwarf anymore for that exact reason.