White dwarf
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A white dwarf is a small, very dense, hot
star that is made mostly of carbon. These
faint stars are what remains after a red giant star loses its outer layers, their
nuclear cores depleted. They are about the
size of a standard planet (but
tremendously heavier). Eventually, they
will lose their heat and become a cold,
dark black dwarf.
White dwarfs fall under spectral classification D.
Related articles
- White dwarfs - A list of white dwarf stars.
- Type D star - The spectral classification of white dwarfs.
