red star

Cool celestial body

A red star is a star with a reddish appearance, typically indicating cooler surface temperature or advanced age in stellar terms.

The five-pointed red star became a potent political symbol of communism and socialism, appearing on Soviet flags, military insignia, and left-wing iconography throughout the 20th century.

Red stars also appear as brand names and sports team logos, sometimes with no political intent: The restaurant had a red star in the Michelin guide.

Opposites
stellar temperature/spectral class

red starblue star

Hottest stellar category

blue giant · blue supergiant · young star · white star · Rigel

political/ideological symbolism

red starwhite star

blue star · Stars and Stripes · Iron Cross · swastika · Union Jack

stellar luminosity/size

red starred dwarf

Low-mass, cool star

red supergiant · white dwarf · neutron star

Family

red, star, stars, superstar, starlight, redness, starred, reds, starring

Familiarity
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G