Trending Stars of all time
The 100 most-viewed stars of all time on Wikipedia. Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Sun.
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Ranked
211,367
Total Views (of all time)
1
Sun
star at the centre of the Solar System
41,430
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2
Tau Ceti
star in the constellation Cetus
15,904
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3
Proxima Centauri
star in Centaurus constellation
10,137
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4
Alpha Centauri
triple star system in the constellation Centaurus, where one of the three stars, Proxima Centauri, being the closest star to the Earth
9,383
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5
Sirius
binary star system in the constellation of Canis Major
9,111
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6
Sagittarius A*
the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way Galaxy
8,603
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7
Betelgeuse
red supergiant star in the constellation of Orion
7,349
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8
Polaris
brightest star in the constellation Ursa Minor
7,195
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9
Bronze Star Medal
United States Armed Forces decoration award
6,658
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10
Silver Star
United States military decoration
5,579
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11
Arcturus
red giant star in the northern constellation of Boötes
4,226
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12
Antares
red supergiant star in the constellation Scorpius
4,016
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13
Vega
star in the constellation Lyra
3,916
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14
Stephenson 2 DFK 1
Supergiant star possibly within the open cluster Stephenson 2
2,945
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15
TRAPPIST-1
ultra-cool dwarf star in Aquarius constellation
2,825
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16
Rigel
star system in the constellation Orion
2,259
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17
Aldebaran
star system in the constellation Taurus
2,245
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18
Barnard's Star
red dwarf star in the constellation of Ophiuchus
2,106
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19
Regulus
triple star system
2,097
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views
20
Altair
star in the constellation Aquila
1,983
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views
21
Epsilon Eridani
star in the southern constellation Eridanus
1,977
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views
22
Cygnus X-1
Galactic X-ray source in the constellation Cygnus that is very likely a black hole
1,680
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23
Canopus
star in the constellation of Carina
1,636
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views
24
Procyon
binary star in the constellation Canis Minor
1,600
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25
HD 140283
metal-poor subgiant star
1,571
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26
UY Scuti
red supergiant star in the constellation Scutum
1,534
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27
Spica
star in the constellation Virgo
1,514
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28
Pollux
star in the northern constellation of Gemini
1,505
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views
29
SN 1054
supernova which formed the Crab Nebula, first observed in 1054
1,492
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views
30
VY Canis Majoris
red hypergiant in the constellation Canis Major
1,321
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views
31
Eta Carinae
stellar system in the constellation Carina
1,309
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views
32
Deneb
blue supergiant star in the constellation Cygnus
1,305
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views
33
Capella
star in the constellation Auriga
1,283
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34
Star of Bethlehem
celestial phenomenon that according to the New Testament revealed the birth of Jesus to the Wise Men
1,243
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35
R136a1
Wolf-Rayet star
1,190
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36
Crab Pulsar
star
1,056
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37
SN 1604
supernova visible from Earth in the 17th century
1,038
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38
Fomalhaut
star in the constellation Piscis Austrinus
1,034
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39
Gliese 710
star in the constellation Serpens
1,029
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40
WOH G64
red hypergiant star in the constellation Dorado, possibly the largest well-defined star known by radius
1,013
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views
41
SN 1987A
supernova
971
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42
Tycho's Supernova
supernova in the constellation Cassiopeia
968
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views
43
Omega Centauri
globular cluster in the constellation Centaurus
940
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44
Nemesis
hypothetical star orbiting the Sun, responsible of extinction events
930
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45
Wolf 359
red dwarf in the constellation Leo
924
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46
Cat's Eye Nebula
planetary nebula in the constellation Draco
902
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views
47
PSR J1748−2446ad
pulsar
888
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views
48
Earendel
the most distant star detected by the Hubble Space Telescope
882
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views
49
Planck star
hypothetical astronomical object, theorized as a compact, exotic star, that exists within a black hole's event horizon, created when the ene
848
views
views
50
Algol
triple star system in the constellation Perseus
824
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51
PSR B1257+12
pulsar located around 2300 light-years from the Sun in Virgo constellation
821
views
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52
Blaze Star
recurring nova in the constellation Corona Borealis
789
views
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53
Delta Ursae Majoris
star in the constellation Ursa Major
777
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54
Sirius B
White Dwarf in the constellation Canis Major
768
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views
55
Mira
binary star system in the constellation Cetus
746
views
views
56
SN 1006
supernova observed on 1006 AD, likely the brightest observed stellar event in recorded history
709
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views
57
Vela Pulsar
multi-spectrum pulsar associated with the Vela Supernova Remnant
675
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58
S2
star orbiting close to the supermassive black hole in the center of the Milky Way
629
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views
59
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
611
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60
Teegarden's star
M-type red dwarf in the constellation Aries
599
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61
Beta Centauri
star system in the southern constellation of Centaurus
593
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62
GW170817
gravitational wave signal detected by the LIGO observatory on 17 August 2017
563
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63
Alnilam
blue supergiant star
561
views
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64
Alnitak
triple star
559
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65
Achernar
star in the constellation Eridanus
547
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66
Mu Cephei
star in the constellation Cepheus
529
views
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67
Lalande 21185
star in the constellation Ursa Major
526
views
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68
HR 8799
star in the constellation Pegasus
514
views
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69
Zeta Ursae Majoris
Binary star in the constellation Ursa Major
511
views
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70
PSR B1919+21
pulsar in the constellation Vulpecula
510
views
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71
Mintaka
star system in the constellation Orion
510
views
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72
Pistol Star
one of the most luminous known stars in the Milky Way Galaxy
508
views
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73
PSR B1913+16
pulsar in the constellation Aquila
504
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74
Bellatrix
variable star in the constellation Orion
493
views
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75
SGR 1806-20
a magnetar, as of 2016, SGR 1806-20 is the most highly magnetized object ever observed
490
views
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76
Thuban
star in the constellation Draco
482
views
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77
SIMP J013656.5+093347
brown dwarf in the constellation Pisces
482
views
views
78
Kepler-90
star in the constellation Draco
477
views
views
79
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Gliese 445
star in the constellation Camelopardalis
445
views
views
80
HD 100546
star
444
views
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81
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
426
views
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82
Alcyone
star system in the constellation Taurus
419
views
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83
WR 102
star
416
views
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84
M51-ULS-1
star
404
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85
OTS 44
brown dwarf
398
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86
Commonwealth Star
seven-pointed star symbolising the Federation of Australia
398
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87
RX J1856.5-3754
star
382
views
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88
Africa Star
medal
379
views
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89
Alphard
star in the constellation Hydra
378
views
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90
Eta Ursae Majoris
star in the constellation Ursa Major
378
views
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91
Ross 248
Variable star in the constellation Andromeda
376
views
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92
V1400 Centauri
star in the constellation Centaurus
372
views
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93
Saiph
star in the constellation of Orion
371
views
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94
82 G. Eridani
star in the constellation Eridanus
368
views
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95
GRB 080319B
gamma-ray burst in the constellation Boötes
363
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96
Alpha Centauri Bb
disproven exoplanet
362
views
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97
Gliese 581
Red dwarf star in the constellation Libra
360
views
views
98
Luyten's Star
star in the constellation Canis minor
359
views
views
99
Acrux
star in the star system Alpha Crucis
356
views
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100
Godzilla Star
variable star
356
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