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
291,310
Total Views (this month)
1
Sun
star at the centre of the Solar System
47,370
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2
Betelgeuse
red supergiant star in the constellation of Orion
18,076
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3
Tau Ceti
star in the constellation Cetus
15,376
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views
4
Sirius
binary star system in the constellation of Canis Major
14,079
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views
5
Proxima Centauri
star in Centaurus constellation
14,036
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views
6
Alpha Centauri
triple star system in the constellation Centaurus
12,846
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views
7
Polaris
brightest star in the constellation Ursa Minor
11,833
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views
8
Sagittarius A*
the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way Galaxy
11,614
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views
9
Bronze Star Medal
United States Armed Forces decoration award
10,783
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views
10
Silver Star
United States military decoration
7,084
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views
11
Vega
star in the constellation Lyra
7,008
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views
12
Arcturus
red giant star in the northern constellation of Boötes
6,083
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views
13
Antares
red supergiant star in the constellation Scorpius
5,545
views
views
14
Barnard's Star
red dwarf star in the constellation of Ophiuchus
4,777
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views
15
TRAPPIST-1
ultra-cool dwarf star in Aquarius constellation
3,679
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views
16
Stephenson 2 DFK 1
Supergiant star possibly within the open cluster Stephenson 2
3,422
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views
17
Altair
star in the constellation Aquila
3,393
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views
18
Rigel
star system in the constellation Orion
3,337
views
views
19
Cygnus X-1
Galactic X-ray source in the constellation Cygnus that is very likely a black hole
2,811
views
views
20
Aldebaran
star system in the constellation Taurus
2,739
views
views
21
Epsilon Eridani
star in the southern constellation Eridanus
2,728
views
views
22
Canopus
star in the constellation of Carina
2,377
views
views
23
Gliese 710
star in the constellation Serpens
2,160
views
views
24
HD 140283
metal-poor subgiant star
2,142
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views
25
UY Scuti
red supergiant or hypergiant star in the constellation Scutum
2,072
views
views
26
Deneb
blue supergiant star in the constellation Cygnus
1,989
views
views
27
Procyon
binary star in the constellation Canis Minor
1,882
views
views
28
Regulus
triple star system
1,877
views
views
29
Nemesis
hypothetical star orbiting the Sun, responsible of extinction events
1,824
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views
30
Eta Carinae
stellar system in the constellation Carina
1,804
views
views
31
R136a1
Wolf-Rayet star
1,785
views
views
32
Spica
star in the constellation Virgo
1,765
views
views
33
VY Canis Majoris
red hypergiant in the constellation Canis Major
1,736
views
views
34
Star of Bethlehem
celestial phenomenon that according to the New Testament revealed the birth of Jesus to the Wise Men
1,733
views
views
35
WOH G64
red hypergiant star in the constellation Dorado, possibly the largest well-defined star known by radius
1,682
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views
36
Blaze Star
recurring nova in the constellation Corona Borealis
1,555
views
views
37
Omega Centauri
globular cluster in the constellation Centaurus
1,510
views
views
38
SN 1987A
supernova
1,503
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views
39
Capella
star in the constellation Auriga
1,446
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views
40
LHS 1140
star in the constellation Cetus
1,420
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views
41
SN 1604
supernova visible from Earth in the 17th century
1,417
views
views
42
Fomalhaut
star in the constellation Piscis Austrinus
1,329
views
views
43
Wolf 359
red dwarf in the constellation Leo
1,315
views
views
44
Cat's Eye Nebula
planetary nebula in the constellation Draco
1,314
views
views
45
Beta Pictoris
star in the constellation Pictor
1,302
views
views
46
SN 1054
supernova which formed the Crab Nebula, first observed in 1054
1,238
views
views
47
HD 7977
star in the constellation Cassiopeia
1,193
views
views
48
Pollux
star in the northern constellation of Gemini
1,166
views
views
49
Algol
triple star system in the constellation Perseus
1,163
views
views
50
Crab Pulsar
star
1,140
views
views
51
PSR B1257+12
pulsar located around 2300 light-years from the Sun in Virgo constellation
1,133
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views
52
Mira
binary star system in the constellation Cetus
1,126
views
views
53
PSR J1748−2446ad
pulsar
1,083
views
views
54
Sirius B
White Dwarf in the constellation Canis Major
1,078
views
views
55
S2
star orbiting close to the supermassive black hole in the center of the Milky Way
1,029
views
views
56
SN 1006
supernova observed on 1006 AD, likely the brightest observed stellar event in recorded history
960
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views
57
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
955
views
views
58
Vela Pulsar
multi-spectrum pulsar associated with the Vela Supernova Remnant
928
views
views
59
Bellatrix
variable star in the constellation Orion
905
views
views
60
Achernar
star in the constellation Eridanus
900
views
views
61
Tycho's Supernova
supernova in the constellation Cassiopeia
895
views
views
62
Alnitak
triple star
890
views
views
63
Alnilam
blue supergiant star
867
views
views
64
Mintaka
star system in the constellation Orion
861
views
views
65
GW170817
gravitational wave signal detected by the LIGO observatory on 17 August 2017
835
views
views
66
Teegarden's star
M-type red dwarf in the constellation Aries
826
views
views
67
SIMP J013656.5+093347
brown dwarf in the constellation Pisces
822
views
views
68
GPM J1839−10
Neutron star in the Scutum constellation
819
views
views
69
Thuban
star in the constellation Draco
789
views
views
70
Planck star
hypothetical astronomical object, theorized as a compact, exotic star, that exists within a black hole's event horizon, created when the ene
735
views
views
71
Pistol Star
one of the most luminous known stars in the Milky Way Galaxy
728
views
views
72
Mu Cephei
star in the constellation Cepheus
721
views
views
73
HR 8799
star in the constellation Pegasus
719
views
views
74
Lalande 21185
star in the constellation Ursa Major
671
views
views
75
Beta Centauri
star system in the southern constellation of Centaurus
656
views
views
76
Commonwealth Star
seven-pointed star symbolising the Federation of Australia
646
views
views
77
Alcyone
star system in the constellation Taurus
635
views
views
78
SGR 1806-20
a magnetar, as of 2016, SGR 1806-20 is the most highly magnetized object ever observed
627
views
views
79
Zeta Ursae Majoris
Binary star in the constellation Ursa Major
626
views
views
80
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Gliese 445
star in the constellation Camelopardalis
616
views
views
81
WR 102
star
600
views
views
82
PSR B1919+21
pulsar in the constellation Vulpecula
592
views
views
83
GRB 080319B
gamma-ray burst in the constellation Boötes
592
views
views
84
Kapteyn's Star
subdwarf star in the constellation Pictor
576
views
views
85
V1400 Centauri
star in the constellation Centaurus
565
views
views
86
HD 100546
star
564
views
views
87
Kepler-90
star in the constellation Draco
558
views
views
88
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
550
views
views
89
Ross 248
Variable star in the constellation Andromeda
548
views
views
90
Alioth
star in the constellation Ursa Major
539
views
views
91
Ross 128
small star in the equatorial zodiac constellation of Virgo
532
views
views
92
Acrux
star in the star system Alpha Crucis
530
views
views
93
ASASSN-15C
hypernova
527
views
views
94
Przybylski's Star
star in the constellation Centaurus
524
views
views
95
M51-ULS-1
star
515
views
views
96
Luyten's Star
star in the constellation Canis minor
502
views
views
97
K2-18
star in the constellation Leo
494
views
views
98
Eta Ursae Majoris
star in the constellation Ursa Major
491
views
views
99
82 G. Eridani
star in the constellation Eridanus
489
views
views
100
Sigma Octantis
star in the constellation Octans
483
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