The following are lists of stars. These 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 traditional star names List of Arabic star names List of Chinese star names Stars named after people By proximity List of nearest stars and brown dwarfs (up to 20 light-years) List of star systems within 20–25 light-years List of star systems within 25–30 light-years List of star systems within 30–35 light-years List of star systems within 35–40 light-years List of star systems within 40–45 light-years List of star systems within 45–50 light-years List of star systems within 50–55 light-years List of star systems within 55–60 light-years List of star systems within 60–65 light-years List of star systems within 65–70 light-years List of star systems within 70–75 light-years List of star systems within 75–80 light-years List of nearest bright stars List of brightest stars List of stars more luminous than any closer star By physical characteristic List of brightest stars List of most luminous stars List of most massive stars List of largest stars List of smallest stars List of oldest stars List of least massive stars List of hottest stars By variability or other factor List of brown dwarfs List of collapsars (black holes) List of notable variable stars List of semiregular variable stars List of stars that have unusual dimming periods List of stars with confirmed extrasolar planets List of supernova candidates List of white dwarfs List of red dwarfs Other star listings List of brightest stars and other record stars List of extremes in the sky List of hypothetical stars List of selected stars for navigation List of star extremes List of stars with resolved images List of supernovae Solar twins (Solar analogs) 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 EBLM J0555-57Ab — is one of the smallest stars ever discovered. HR 465 — chemically-peculiar variable star MACS J1149 Lensed Star 1 (or Icarus) — second most distant star, 9 billion light years away. P Cygni — suddenly brightened in the 17th century WNC4 — Messier Object 40 Zeta Boötis — speckle binary test system See