Lists of stars
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The following are lists of stars:
By name:
By proximity: By physical characteristic:- * List of most luminous stars
- * List of heaviest stars
- * List of largest stars
- * List of lightest stars
- * List of smallest stars
- * List of known variable stars
- * List of semiregular variable stars
- * List of stars with confirmed extrasolar planets
- * Notable supernovae
- * Solar twins
- * Stars named after people
- * Terrestrial Planet Finder
Other stars
The following is a list of 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
- Nemesis — hypothetical star
- P Cygni — suddenly brightened in the 17th century
- WNC4 — Messier Object M40
- 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
- [nStars database], NASA. — database of nearby stars.
- [SIMBAD Astronomical Database]
External links
- [Sol Station] — information on nearby and bright stars.
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