2006-07-05 21:59:03 · 12 answers · asked by comet 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
The smallest in size would be a neutron star, which can be only 10 or 20 kilometers in diameter. Needless to say they are very dense. A cubic centimeter of their material can weigh over a million tons.
If you are referring to mass, the smallest stars have a mass of about 8.5% of our sun.
2006-07-06 00:46:14 · answer #1 · answered by longhairabsalom 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
A search of Google turns up several candidates for the smallest known star. Here's a couple --
A star orbiting the star designated OGLE-TR-122. It's only about 16 times larger than Jupiter ==> http://www.planet-surveyor.com/article69.html
A star known as LP944-20. 120,000 km in diameter ==>
http://www.earthsky.com/shows/listenerquestions.php?date=20041001
2006-07-06 05:10:00 · answer #2 · answered by Chug-a-Lug 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is no way to know we cannot possibly find them all. But a Neutron star would be the smallest, unless you include black holes. They have a singularity at the center.
Here is some info on star classes.
2006-07-06 05:02:34 · answer #3 · answered by Not Tellin 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh, some of the midgets from the "Wizard of Oz" might count,,,,,OH YOU MEAN STELLAR BODIES? :D
About the size of an atom. Everything you've ever seen is recycled star explosions- your body, rocks, this planet, the computer screen in front of you.
Stellar evolution is like this: God created it, time burned up the stars from T Tauri, burned thru main sequence, red giant phase, white dwarf, brown dwarf, black hole, the black hole then evaporates by going thru a worm hole, and then being puked out somewhere else in the universe. And the cycle starts all over again- now this is pretty abbreviated but this is the basics. Sometimes stars explode- and the cycle is modified by collapsing all over again into new planets, etc
2006-07-16 12:33:39 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mini-Me is the smallest star.
2006-07-16 01:09:56 · answer #5 · answered by Tiffany33 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tom Cruise
2006-07-14 13:57:53 · answer #6 · answered by Answer King 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The one that you can fit five hundred of on the head of a pin!
2006-07-06 05:05:33 · answer #7 · answered by Jimmy Pete 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Look at :
http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn7098
2006-07-15 19:45:26 · answer #8 · answered by thewordofgodisjesus 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i don't know but try google or some search engine
2006-07-17 19:08:32 · answer #9 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
mercury
2006-07-06 05:03:10 · answer #10 · answered by maryam 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋