A microstar is a rare, extremely small type of star.
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In 2269, the USS Enterprise discovered an artificial blue microstar in orbit of the rogue planetoid Anomaly. The microstar contained a pea-sized black hole. This quantum singularity had a mass of hydrogen and helium surrounding it, and the energy released when these particles fell into the event horizon created illumination and warmth for the planetoid. However, the quantity of particles could only last for a decade, and the black hole was also too massive for its size. The microstar's hydrogen and helium were continually refueled, and the extreme gravitational fields were being held in check, by the indigenous Arivne through psychokinesis. (TOS novel: Planet of Judgment)
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Stellar classification | |
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By class and type | class O blue-violet star • class B blue star • class A blue-white star • class F white star (white dwarf) • class G yellow star (yellow dwarf • yellow giant) • class K orange star (orange giant) • class M red star (red dwarf • red giant • red supergiant) • boson star • brown dwarf • green star • N-type star • R-type star • S-type star • D-type star |
By size or makeup | black hole/black star • carbon star • dwarf star (brown dwarf • red dwarf • white dwarf • yellow dwarf) • giant star (blue giant • red giant • orange giant • yellow giant) • Lazarus star • microstar • neutron star (collapsar • magnetar • pulsar) • protostar • supergiant • hypergiant • variable star • white hole • Wolf-Rayet star |