Lists of stars
The following are lists of stars. These are astronomical objects that spend some portion of their existence generating energy through thermonuclear fusion.
By location
- List of stars by constellation
By name
By proximity
By physical characteristic
- List of brightest stars
- List of most luminous stars
- List of most massive stars
- List of largest stars
- List of least massive stars
- List of least voluminous stars
By variability or other factor
- List of notable variable stars
- List of semiregular variable stars
- List of supernova candidates
- List of stars with confirmed extrasolar planets
- List of stars with unconfirmed extrasolar planets
- List of brown dwarfs
- List of collapsars (black holes)
Other star listings
- List of hypothetical stars
- List of star extremes
- List of supernovae
- Solar twins (Solar analogs)
- List of navigational stars
- Stars and planetary systems in fiction
Other stars
The following is a list of particularly notable actual or hypothetical stars that have their own articles in Wikipedia, but are not included in the lists above.
- BPM 37093 — a diamond star
- Cygnus X-1 — X-ray source
- HE0107-5240 — one of the oldest stars found
- HR 465 — chemically-peculiar variable star
- OGLE-TR-122b — is one of the smallest stars ever discovered.
- P Cygni — suddenly brightened in the 17th century
- WNC4 — Messier Object 40
- Zeta Boötis — speckle binary test system
See also
References
- The Bright Star Catalog, Astronomical Data Center, NSSDC/ADC, 1991.
- Astronomiches Rechen-Institut Heidelberg — ARICNS Database for Nearby Stars
- Northern Arizona University database of nearby stars
- SIMBAD Astronomical Database
External links
- International Astronomical Union: IAU
- Sol Station — information on nearby and bright stars.
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