Can we see red dwarf stars?

Classifying red dwarfs. Because cool stars and brown dwarfs are so dim, they can be troublesome to classify when they are first discovered. Both objects of subclasses of red dwarfs. read more

The closest red dwarf to Earth is Proxima Centauri, which rests 4.24 light years away, in the constellation Centaurus. At a magnitude of +11.05, this star is difficult to see with the naked eye and you would need an optical aid like a decent pair of binoculars or a telescope to be able to spot it. read more

From Earth, not one is visible to the naked eye. Proxima Centauri, the nearest star to the Sun, is a red dwarf (Type M5, apparent magnitude 11.05), as are fifty of the sixty nearest stars. According to some estimates, red dwarfs make up three-quarters of the stars in the Milky Way. read more