Trending Stars this week
The 100 most-viewed stars this week on Wikipedia. Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Sun.
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150,226
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Sun
star at the centre of the Solar System
34,666
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2
Tau Ceti
star in the constellation Cetus
7,344
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3
Proxima Centauri
star in Centaurus constellation
7,165
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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
6,584
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5
Sirius
binary star system in the constellation of Canis Major
6,426
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6
Sagittarius A*
the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way Galaxy
5,768
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7
Betelgeuse
red supergiant star in the constellation of Orion
5,152
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8
Polaris
brightest star in the constellation Ursa Minor
4,887
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9
Bronze Star Medal
United States Armed Forces decoration award
4,698
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10
Silver Star
United States military decoration
3,800
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11
Vega
star in the constellation Lyra
3,104
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12
Antares
red supergiant star in the constellation Scorpius
2,983
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13
Arcturus
red giant star in the northern constellation of Boötes
2,937
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14
Stephenson 2 DFK 1
Supergiant star possibly within the open cluster Stephenson 2
2,119
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15
TRAPPIST-1
ultra-cool dwarf star in Aquarius constellation
2,117
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16
Rigel
star system in the constellation Orion
1,578
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17
Aldebaran
star system in the constellation Taurus
1,532
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18
Barnard's Star
red dwarf star in the constellation of Ophiuchus
1,465
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19
Altair
star in the constellation Aquila
1,356
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20
Epsilon Eridani
star in the southern constellation Eridanus
1,332
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21
Regulus
triple star system
1,323
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22
Canopus
star in the constellation of Carina
1,239
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23
Cygnus X-1
Galactic X-ray source in the constellation Cygnus that is very likely a black hole
1,219
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24
Spica
star in the constellation Virgo
1,036
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25
SN 1054
supernova which formed the Crab Nebula, first observed in 1054
1,019
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26
UY Scuti
red supergiant star in the constellation Scutum
999
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27
Procyon
binary star in the constellation Canis Minor
990
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28
Pollux
star in the northern constellation of Gemini
948
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29
WOH G64
red hypergiant star in the constellation Dorado, possibly the largest well-defined star known by radius
927
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30
HD 140283
metal-poor subgiant star
901
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31
R136a1
Wolf-Rayet star
883
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32
Star of Bethlehem
celestial phenomenon that according to the New Testament revealed the birth of Jesus to the Wise Men
877
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33
Capella
star in the constellation Auriga
864
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34
Eta Carinae
stellar system in the constellation Carina
862
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35
VY Canis Majoris
red hypergiant in the constellation Canis Major
836
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36
Deneb
blue supergiant star in the constellation Cygnus
825
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37
SN 1604
supernova visible from Earth in the 17th century
811
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38
Blaze Star
recurring nova in the constellation Corona Borealis
786
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39
Crab Pulsar
star
772
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40
Gliese 710
star in the constellation Serpens
758
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41
Fomalhaut
star in the constellation Piscis Austrinus
737
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42
SN 1987A
supernova
719
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43
Cat's Eye Nebula
planetary nebula in the constellation Draco
684
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44
Wolf 359
red dwarf in the constellation Leo
671
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45
Planck star
hypothetical astronomical object, theorized as a compact, exotic star, that exists within a black hole's event horizon, created when the ene
671
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views
46
Nemesis
hypothetical star orbiting the Sun, responsible of extinction events
670
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47
Earendel
the most distant star detected by the Hubble Space Telescope
622
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48
Omega Centauri
globular cluster in the constellation Centaurus
607
views
views
49
Vela Pulsar
multi-spectrum pulsar associated with the Vela Supernova Remnant
603
views
views
50
S2
star orbiting close to the supermassive black hole in the center of the Milky Way
584
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51
SIMP J013656.5+093347
brown dwarf in the constellation Pisces
575
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52
PSR B1257+12
pulsar located around 2300 light-years from the Sun in Virgo constellation
567
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53
Tycho's Supernova
supernova in the constellation Cassiopeia
542
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54
Sirius B
White Dwarf in the constellation Canis Major
534
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55
Algol
triple star system in the constellation Perseus
512
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56
GW170817
gravitational wave signal detected by the LIGO observatory on 17 August 2017
498
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57
SN 1006
supernova observed on 1006 AD, likely the brightest observed stellar event in recorded history
495
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58
Mira
binary star system in the constellation Cetus
495
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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
469
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60
Teegarden's star
M-type red dwarf in the constellation Aries
446
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61
PSR J1748−2446ad
pulsar
416
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62
Bellatrix
variable star in the constellation Orion
415
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63
Thuban
star in the constellation Draco
415
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64
82 G. Eridani
star in the constellation Eridanus
386
views
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65
Achernar
star in the constellation Eridanus
386
views
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66
Beta Centauri
star system in the southern constellation of Centaurus
375
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67
WR 102
star
373
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68
Alnilam
blue supergiant star
359
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69
Mintaka
star system in the constellation Orion
357
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70
Pistol Star
one of the most luminous known stars in the Milky Way Galaxy
357
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71
SGR 1806-20
a magnetar, as of 2016, SGR 1806-20 is the most highly magnetized object ever observed
347
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72
Alnitak
triple star
346
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73
Zeta Ursae Majoris
Binary star in the constellation Ursa Major
345
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74
OTS 44
brown dwarf
339
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75
HR 8799
star in the constellation Pegasus
336
views
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76
Mu Cephei
star in the constellation Cepheus
328
views
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77
Lalande 21185
star in the constellation Ursa Major
328
views
views
78
PSR B1919+21
pulsar in the constellation Vulpecula
316
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79
HD 100546
star
315
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80
Kepler-90
star in the constellation Draco
314
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81
Acrux
star in the star system Alpha Crucis
313
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82
Vela Supernova Remnant
Supernova remnant in the constellation Vela
301
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views
83
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Gliese 445
star in the constellation Camelopardalis
291
views
views
84
Alcyone
star system in the constellation Taurus
291
views
views
85
V1400 Centauri
star in the constellation Centaurus
290
views
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86
Denebola
star in the zodiac constellation of Leo
285
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87
K2-18
star in the constellation Leo
285
views
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88
Przybylski's Star
star in the constellation Centaurus
280
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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
280
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90
RX J1856.5-3754
star
280
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91
Commonwealth Star
seven-pointed star symbolising the Federation of Australia
275
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92
Gliese 581
Red dwarf star in the constellation Libra
270
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93
GRB 080319B
gamma-ray burst in the constellation Boötes
266
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94
Ross 248
Variable star in the constellation Andromeda
263
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95
51 Pegasi
star in the constellation Pegasus
258
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96
Alioth
star in the constellation Ursa Major
254
views
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97
Sigma Draconis
star in the constellation Draco
254
views
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98
Africa Star
medal
252
views
views
99
Alphard
star in the constellation Hydra
249
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views
100
Kepler-452
star in the constellation Cygnus
247
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