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The following are lists of stars. Stars are astronomical objects that spend some portion of their existence generating energy through thermonuclear fusion . By location. Lists of stars by constellation. By name. List of proper names of stars. List of Arabic star names. Chinese star names. Nakshatra. Stars named after people. By proximity.
These names of stars that have either been approved by the International Astronomical Union or which have been in somewhat recent use. IAU approval comes mostly from its Working Group on Star Names, which has been publishing a "List of IAU-approved Star Names" since 2016. As of April 2022, the list included a total of 451 proper ...
Learn about the brightest stars, star clusters, and star types in the night sky. This article provides an alphabetical list of stars in each constellation, followed by a brief description of star types and their characteristics.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Learn about the origins and meanings of star names from different cultures and traditions. Browse the official list of 451 stars with their Bayer, Flamsteed or catalogue designations, magnitudes, coordinates, and exoplanet names.
Below are lists of the largest stars currently known, ordered by radius and separated into categories by galaxy. The unit of measurement used is the radius of the Sun (approximately 695,700 km; 432,300 mi ). [1] The Sun, the orbit of Earth, Jupiter, and Neptune, compared to four stars.
Learn about the life cycle of stars, from birth to death, and how they are classified by mass and nuclear fusion. Explore images of stellar nurseries, planetary nebulae, and supernovae.
Learn about the different star catalogs and star atlases that have been made since ancient times, from Hipparchus to Hipparcos. Find out how stars are classified by position, magnitude, and spectral type, and who were the astronomers who compiled them.
