Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
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
The following well-known stars are listed for the purpose of comparison. Antares (α Scorpii A) 680 [65] AD Fourteenth brightest star in the night sky. [66] Widely recognised as being among the largest known stars. [19] Betelgeuse (α Orionis) 640, [67] 764 +116 −62, [68] 782 ± 55 [69] AD & SEIS Tenth brightest star in the night sky. [66]
The following is a list of stars with resolved images, that is, stars whose images have been resolved beyond a point source. Aside from the Sun , observed from Earth , stars are exceedingly small in apparent size, requiring the use of special high-resolution equipment and techniques to image.
Lists of stars. List of nearest stars; List of brightest stars; List of hottest stars; List of nearest bright stars; List of most luminous stars; List of most massive stars; List of largest known stars; List of smallest stars; List of oldest stars; List of stars with proplyds; List of variable stars; List of semiregular variable stars; List of ...
List of O-type stars; List of star systems within 100–150 light-years; List of Wolf-Rayet stars; List of star systems within 150–200 light-years; List of star systems within 200–250 light-years; List of star systems within 250–300 light-years; List of star systems within 300–350 light-years; List of star systems within 350–400 light ...
The most prominent stars have been categorised into constellations and asterisms, and many of the brightest stars have proper names. Astronomers have assembled star catalogues that identify the known stars and provide standardized stellar designations. The observable universe contains an estimated 10 22 to 10 24 stars.
The most luminous known stars have absolute magnitudes of roughly −12, corresponding to 6 million times the luminosity of the Sun. [188] Theoretically, the least luminous stars are at the lower limit of mass at which stars are capable of supporting nuclear fusion of hydrogen in the core; stars just above this limit have been located in the ...
Stars that are at least sometimes visible to the unaided eye have their apparent magnitude (6.5 or brighter) highlighted in blue. The first list gives stars that are estimated to be 60 M ☉ or larger; the majority of which are shown. The second list includes some notable stars which are below 60 M ☉ for the purpose of comparison. The method ...