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White Dwarf Stars are very hot, like a ball of fire. They are dim because they are small and very far away.
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∙ 11y agoThey are hot because they are the stellar remnant of a star, they are also very small, about the size of the Earth, and because of that they appear to us as being dim.
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Why are White Dwarf stars so dim?
White dwarfs are dim because they are small, and small stars radiate less light.
Why are dwarf plants are hot but dim?
I assume you mean a DWARF STAR. There are different types of dwarf stars; the white dwarfs are fairly hot - but the reason they are dim is that they have a very small surface area.
Why are dwarf stars dim?
Dwarf stars are dim because they are small, so their luminosity (amount of emitted energy) is low compared to other stars, and low luminosity means more dimness.
Is the white dwarf the brightest star?
No; actually, white dwarves are rather dim.
A star that is very hot but dim is a?
That might be a white dwarf.
How many red dwarf stars are there?
Impossible to answer because they are dim stars so we can only see the close ones.
Is a white dwarfs hot and dim or hot and bright?
As the name white dwarf implies, this is a small type of star, and it has less surface area from which to radiate light, so even if it is hot, and giving off lots of light per square mile, there are fewer square miles than in larger, non-dwarf stars, so there is less total light being emitted.
What is a small dim star that is the leftover center of an old star?
a white dwarf
Where on the Main Sequence are stars cool and dim?
None of them are cool and dim; the one in the white/black dwarfs are cool and dim.
Where is the red dwarf stars located on the H-R diagram?
A red dwarf is located at the bottom right of the H-R Diagram. The stars located in that region of the diagrams are small, dim, and red.
Are the brightest stars white dwarfs?
No. White dwarfs are fairly dim. The brightest known stars are generally Wolf-Rayet stars.
Which category of stars is extremely hot and dim?
White dwarves.
