A dwarf star was any star of average or low luminosity, mass, and size.
In 2376, the USS Voyager encountered a planet that produced gravimetric readings similar to that of a collapsed dwarf star. (VOY: "Blink of an Eye")
Among the obstacles found in the 2.3 billion kilometer Antarian Trans-stellar Rally, first held in 2377, included navigating dwarf star clusters. (VOY: "Drive")
In 2401, dwarf was listed as one of the results in Raffaela Musiker's search for the "red lady". (PIC: "The Next Generation")
Classifications[]
Note that there also exist White dwarfs and Brown dwarfs, though these do not strictly qualify as dwarf stars.
External links[]
- Dwarf star at Wikipedia
- Dwarf star at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works