Trending Stars this week
The 100 most-viewed stars this week on Wikipedia. Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Sun.
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Ranked
135,044
Total Views (this week)
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Sun
star at the centre of the Solar System
22,102
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2
Betelgeuse
red supergiant star in the constellation of Orion
9,445
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3
Sirius
binary star system in the constellation of Canis Major
6,854
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4
Tau Ceti
star in the constellation Cetus
6,533
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5
Proxima Centauri
star in Centaurus constellation
5,921
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6
Sagittarius A*
the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way Galaxy
5,723
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7
Alpha Centauri
triple star system in the constellation Centaurus
5,655
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8
Polaris
brightest star in the constellation Ursa Minor
5,556
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9
Bronze Star Medal
United States Armed Forces decoration award
5,405
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10
Vega
star in the constellation Lyra
3,430
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11
Silver Star
United States military decoration
3,197
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12
Arcturus
red giant star in the northern constellation of Boötes
3,182
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13
Antares
red supergiant star in the constellation Scorpius
2,409
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14
TRAPPIST-1
ultra-cool dwarf star in Aquarius constellation
1,666
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15
Altair
star in the constellation Aquila
1,567
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16
Barnard's Star
red dwarf star in the constellation of Ophiuchus
1,474
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17
Stephenson 2 DFK 1
Supergiant star possibly within the open cluster Stephenson 2
1,426
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18
Rigel
star system in the constellation Orion
1,410
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19
Aldebaran
star system in the constellation Taurus
1,300
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views
20
Cygnus X-1
Galactic X-ray source in the constellation Cygnus that is very likely a black hole
1,254
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21
Epsilon Eridani
star in the southern constellation Eridanus
1,233
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22
Canopus
star in the constellation of Carina
1,143
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23
HD 140283
metal-poor subgiant star
1,025
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24
UY Scuti
red supergiant or hypergiant star in the constellation Scutum
977
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25
Deneb
blue supergiant star in the constellation Cygnus
973
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26
SN 1987A
supernova
896
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27
Regulus
triple star system
885
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28
Procyon
binary star in the constellation Canis Minor
840
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29
Eta Carinae
stellar system in the constellation Carina
836
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30
Nemesis
hypothetical star orbiting the Sun, responsible of extinction events
823
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31
R136a1
Wolf-Rayet star
822
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32
Spica
star in the constellation Virgo
817
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33
Star of Bethlehem
celestial phenomenon that according to the New Testament revealed the birth of Jesus to the Wise Men
787
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34
VY Canis Majoris
red hypergiant in the constellation Canis Major
763
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35
Gliese 710
star in the constellation Serpens
761
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36
Blaze Star
recurring nova in the constellation Corona Borealis
752
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37
Capella
star in the constellation Auriga
719
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38
WOH G64
red hypergiant star in the constellation Dorado, possibly the largest well-defined star known by radius
719
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39
Fomalhaut
star in the constellation Piscis Austrinus
683
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40
SN 1604
supernova visible from Earth in the 17th century
671
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41
Omega Centauri
globular cluster in the constellation Centaurus
634
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42
SN 1054
supernova which formed the Crab Nebula, first observed in 1054
632
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43
PSR J1748−2446ad
pulsar
614
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44
LHS 1140
star in the constellation Cetus
599
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45
Wolf 359
red dwarf in the constellation Leo
597
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46
Cat's Eye Nebula
planetary nebula in the constellation Draco
579
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views
47
PSR B1257+12
pulsar located around 2300 light-years from the Sun in Virgo constellation
570
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48
Pollux
star in the northern constellation of Gemini
568
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49
Crab Pulsar
star
556
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50
Algol
triple star system in the constellation Perseus
536
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51
Mira
binary star system in the constellation Cetus
515
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52
S2
star orbiting close to the supermassive black hole in the center of the Milky Way
510
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53
SN 1006
supernova observed on 1006 AD, likely the brightest observed stellar event in recorded history
483
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54
Tycho's Supernova
supernova in the constellation Cassiopeia
481
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55
Sirius B
White Dwarf in the constellation Canis Major
471
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56
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
444
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57
Beta Pictoris
star in the constellation Pictor
441
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58
Vela Pulsar
multi-spectrum pulsar associated with the Vela Supernova Remnant
423
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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
422
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60
Bellatrix
variable star in the constellation Orion
422
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61
Teegarden's star
M-type red dwarf in the constellation Aries
395
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62
Achernar
star in the constellation Eridanus
392
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63
GW170817
gravitational wave signal detected by the LIGO observatory on 17 August 2017
386
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64
SIMP J013656.5+093347
brown dwarf in the constellation Pisces
381
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65
Mintaka
star system in the constellation Orion
373
views
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66
Alnitak
triple star
366
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67
Thuban
star in the constellation Draco
361
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68
Alnilam
blue supergiant star
356
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69
Przybylski's Star
star in the constellation Centaurus
326
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70
Pistol Star
one of the most luminous known stars in the Milky Way Galaxy
325
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71
Mu Cephei
star in the constellation Cepheus
324
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72
SGR 1806-20
a magnetar, as of 2016, SGR 1806-20 is the most highly magnetized object ever observed
313
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73
HD 7977
star in the constellation Cassiopeia
313
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74
HR 8799
star in the constellation Pegasus
312
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75
ASASSN-15C
hypernova
311
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76
Acrux
star in the star system Alpha Crucis
311
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77
PSR B1919+21
pulsar in the constellation Vulpecula
310
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78
Commonwealth Star
seven-pointed star symbolising the Federation of Australia
305
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79
Beta Centauri
star system in the southern constellation of Centaurus
299
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80
Zeta Ursae Majoris
Binary star in the constellation Ursa Major
294
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81
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Gliese 445
star in the constellation Camelopardalis
289
views
views
82
V1400 Centauri
star in the constellation Centaurus
288
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83
Kepler-90
star in the constellation Draco
281
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84
WR 102
star
275
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85
Ross 128
small star in the equatorial zodiac constellation of Virgo
272
views
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86
Lalande 21185
star in the constellation Ursa Major
271
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87
Alioth
star in the constellation Ursa Major
270
views
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88
Ross 248
Variable star in the constellation Andromeda
269
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89
Alcyone
star system in the constellation Taurus
261
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90
HD 100546
star
260
views
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91
GPM J1839−10
Neutron star in the Scutum constellation
252
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92
Kapteyn's Star
subdwarf star in the constellation Pictor
250
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93
GRB 080319B
gamma-ray burst in the constellation Boötes
249
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94
K2-18
star in the constellation Leo
248
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95
M51-ULS-1
star
245
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96
Gamma Draconis
star in the northern constellation of Draco
245
views
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97
Denebola
star in the zodiac constellation of Leo
237
views
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98
Luyten's Star
star in the constellation Canis minor
235
views
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99
Eta Ursae Majoris
star in the constellation Ursa Major
232
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100
Sigma Octantis
star in the constellation Octans
231
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