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Proxima Centauri and the Sun are both main sequence stars, but Proxima Centauri is a red dwarf and the Sun is a yellow dwarf. Based on the information you charted, compare the characteristics of red dwarf stars and yellow dwarf stars.

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Sun is younger then proxima centauri as it is a red dwarf star whereas sun is a yellow dwarf. We now this as stars need hydrogen to burn and the older they get they get more red.
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Red dwarfs are low-mass main-sequence stars. Yellow dwarfs are main-sequence (dwarf) stars with masses comparable to that of the Sun.

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