Trending Stars this month
The 100 most-viewed stars this month on Wikipedia. Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Sun.
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Ranked
136,775
Total Views (this month)
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Sun
star at the centre of the Solar System
30,759
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2
Tau Ceti
star in the constellation Cetus
7,325
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3
Sirius
binary star system in the constellation of Canis Major
6,365
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4
Proxima Centauri
star in Centaurus constellation
6,213
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5
Alpha Centauri
triple star system in the constellation Centaurus, where one of the three stars, Proxima Centauri, being the closest star to the Earth
6,041
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6
Betelgeuse
red supergiant star in the constellation of Orion
4,987
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7
Sagittarius A*
the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way Galaxy
4,978
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8
Polaris
brightest star in the constellation Ursa Minor
4,345
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9
Bronze Star Medal
United States Armed Forces decoration award
3,540
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10
Silver Star
United States military decoration
3,423
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11
Antares
red supergiant star in the constellation Scorpius
3,128
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12
Vega
star in the constellation Lyra
2,881
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13
Arcturus
red giant star in the northern constellation of Boötes
2,474
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14
Stephenson 2 DFK 1
Supergiant star possibly within the open cluster Stephenson 2
2,163
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15
TRAPPIST-1
ultra-cool dwarf star in Aquarius constellation
2,157
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16
Aldebaran
star system in the constellation Taurus
1,612
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17
Rigel
star system in the constellation Orion
1,490
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18
Barnard's Star
red dwarf star in the constellation of Ophiuchus
1,347
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19
Altair
star in the constellation Aquila
1,306
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views
20
Capella
star in the constellation Auriga
1,158
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21
Canopus
star in the constellation of Carina
1,089
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22
Epsilon Eridani
star in the southern constellation Eridanus
1,056
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23
Procyon
binary star in the constellation Canis Minor
1,029
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views
24
Star of Bethlehem
celestial phenomenon that according to the New Testament revealed the birth of Jesus to the Wise Men
1,005
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25
Spica
star in the constellation Virgo
997
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26
Regulus
triple star system
995
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27
UY Scuti
red supergiant star in the constellation Scutum
988
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28
Pollux
star in the northern constellation of Gemini
977
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views
29
Cygnus X-1
Galactic X-ray source in the constellation Cygnus that is very likely a black hole
953
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30
R136a1
Wolf-Rayet star
925
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31
Deneb
blue supergiant star in the constellation Cygnus
871
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32
Eta Carinae
stellar system in the constellation Carina
848
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views
33
SN 1054
supernova which formed the Crab Nebula, first observed in 1054
825
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34
HD 140283
metal-poor subgiant star
813
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35
VY Canis Majoris
red hypergiant in the constellation Canis Major
760
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36
Delta Ursae Majoris
star in the constellation Ursa Major
746
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37
WOH G64
red hypergiant star in the constellation Dorado, possibly the largest well-defined star known by radius
689
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38
Fomalhaut
star in the constellation Piscis Austrinus
656
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39
SN 1604
supernova visible from Earth in the 17th century
642
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40
SN 1987A
supernova
636
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41
Cat's Eye Nebula
planetary nebula in the constellation Draco
623
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42
Crab Pulsar
star
606
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43
Nemesis
hypothetical star orbiting the Sun, responsible of extinction events
596
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44
Blaze Star
recurring nova in the constellation Corona Borealis
554
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45
Vela Pulsar
multi-spectrum pulsar associated with the Vela Supernova Remnant
537
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46
Earendel
the most distant star detected by the Hubble Space Telescope
532
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47
Algol
triple star system in the constellation Perseus
530
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48
Gliese 710
star in the constellation Serpens
530
views
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49
PSR B1257+12
pulsar located around 2300 light-years from the Sun in Virgo constellation
524
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views
50
Wolf 359
red dwarf in the constellation Leo
523
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51
Omega Centauri
globular cluster in the constellation Centaurus
506
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52
Mira
binary star system in the constellation Cetus
504
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views
53
S2
star orbiting close to the supermassive black hole in the center of the Milky Way
478
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views
54
SN 1006
supernova observed on 1006 AD, likely the brightest observed stellar event in recorded history
470
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views
55
Tycho's Supernova
supernova in the constellation Cassiopeia
442
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views
56
GW170817
gravitational wave signal detected by the LIGO observatory on 17 August 2017
430
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views
57
PSR J1748−2446ad
pulsar
411
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views
58
Alnilam
blue supergiant star
407
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59
Planck star
hypothetical astronomical object, theorized as a compact, exotic star, that exists within a black hole's event horizon, created when the ene
397
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views
60
Achernar
star in the constellation Eridanus
397
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61
Mintaka
star system in the constellation Orion
384
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62
Teegarden's star
M-type red dwarf in the constellation Aries
382
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63
nautical star
five-pointed star in dark and light shades used to indicate true north on a compass rose, associated with the sea services of the United Sta
375
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64
Bellatrix
variable star in the constellation Orion
368
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65
Alnitak
triple star
364
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66
Sirius B
White Dwarf in the constellation Canis Major
353
views
views
67
Thuban
star in the constellation Draco
353
views
views
68
SIMP J013656.5+093347
brown dwarf in the constellation Pisces
347
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69
North Star
northern pole star
346
views
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70
Pistol Star
one of the most luminous known stars in the Milky Way Galaxy
333
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71
Zeta Ursae Majoris
Binary star in the constellation Ursa Major
331
views
views
72
HR 8799
star in the constellation Pegasus
324
views
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73
Mu Cephei
star in the constellation Cepheus
318
views
views
74
Acrux
star in the star system Alpha Crucis
317
views
views
75
Beta Centauri
star system in the southern constellation of Centaurus
301
views
views
76
V1400 Centauri
star in the constellation Centaurus
295
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77
Denebola
star in the zodiac constellation of Leo
295
views
views
78
Alcyone
star system in the constellation Taurus
291
views
views
79
PSR B1919+21
pulsar in the constellation Vulpecula
287
views
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80
Lalande 21185
star in the constellation Ursa Major
284
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81
OTS 44
brown dwarf
283
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82
HD 100546
star
279
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views
83
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Gliese 445
star in the constellation Camelopardalis
265
views
views
84
82 G. Eridani
star in the constellation Eridanus
265
views
views
85
Kepler-90
star in the constellation Draco
257
views
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86
Commonwealth Star
seven-pointed star symbolising the Federation of Australia
252
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87
Ross 248
Variable star in the constellation Andromeda
250
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88
Sigma Draconis
star in the constellation Draco
248
views
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89
1939–45 Star
military campaign medal, instituted by the United Kingdom on 8 July 1943 for award to subjects of the British Commonwealth for service in th
248
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views
90
SGR 1806-20
a magnetar, as of 2016, SGR 1806-20 is the most highly magnetized object ever observed
247
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91
51 Pegasi
star in the constellation Pegasus
246
views
views
92
Eta Ursae Majoris
star in the constellation Ursa Major
244
views
views
93
Alioth
star in the constellation Ursa Major
243
views
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94
Gliese 581
Red dwarf star in the constellation Libra
236
views
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95
Alphard
star in the constellation Hydra
234
views
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96
Alpha Centauri Bb
disproven exoplanet
234
views
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97
Son of Concubine
3rd star of the Chinese constellation Northern Pole
230
views
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98
Przybylski's Star
star in the constellation Centaurus
226
views
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99
WR 102
star
226
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100
Kapteyn's Star
subdwarf star in the constellation Pictor
225
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