#add static entityties to the list, these entities will always will be in the list
        if newList.find(x) == -1:

            if x.is_in_group("stations") or x.is_in_group("asteroidField") or x.is_in_group("missionSite"):
                newList.append(x)
                go = target_col.instance()
                listParent.add_child(go)
                go.get_node("Sprite").set_texture(icon)
                go.get_node("Sprite").set_scale(Vector2(0.5, 0.5))
                go.get_node("Name").set_text(str(x.name))

                go.set_name("Entity " + x.name)
                var y = -35 + (35 * newList.size())
                #go.set_pos(Vector2(0, y))
                listParent.set_custom_minimum_size(Vector2(0, y + 25))

                go.connect("mouse_enter", self, "_m_enter", [x])
                go.connect("mouse_exit", self, "_m_exit", [x])

        #display distance on list buttons
        for n in range(newList.size()):
            if listParent.get_child_count() > 0:
                if newList.find(x) == n:

                    listParent.get_child(n).get_node("Dist").set_text(str(newD))
                    newList.sort_custom(self, "sort_dist")


func sort_dist(node_a, node_b):
    return pplPos.distance_squared_to(node_a.get_global_transform().origin) < pplPos.distance_squared_to(node_b.get_global_transform().origin)