Trending Stars this year
The 100 most-viewed stars this year on Wikipedia. Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Sun.
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Ranked
547,935
Total Views (this year)
1
Sun
star at the centre of the Solar System
97,959
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2
Tau Ceti
star in the constellation Cetus
29,573
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3
Betelgeuse
red supergiant star in the constellation of Orion
27,654
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4
Sirius
binary star system in the constellation of Canis Major
26,609
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views
5
Proxima Centauri
star in Centaurus constellation
25,408
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views
6
Alpha Centauri
triple star system in the constellation Centaurus
24,869
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views
7
Sagittarius A*
the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way Galaxy
22,655
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views
8
Polaris
brightest star in the constellation Ursa Minor
20,084
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views
9
Bronze Star Medal
United States Armed Forces decoration award
17,220
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views
10
Silver Star
United States military decoration
13,117
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views
11
Vega
star in the constellation Lyra
12,066
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12
Arcturus
red giant star in the northern constellation of Boötes
10,446
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views
13
Antares
red supergiant star in the constellation Scorpius
9,796
views
views
14
Stephenson 2 DFK 1
Supergiant star possibly within the open cluster Stephenson 2
8,365
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views
15
SN 1006
supernova observed on 1006 AD, likely the brightest observed stellar event in recorded history
7,874
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views
16
SN 1604
supernova visible from Earth in the 17th century
7,684
views
views
17
Barnard's Star
red dwarf star in the constellation of Ophiuchus
7,410
views
views
18
Rigel
star system in the constellation Orion
6,330
views
views
19
Altair
star in the constellation Aquila
5,832
views
views
20
Aldebaran
star system in the constellation Taurus
5,602
views
views
21
TRAPPIST-1
ultra-cool dwarf star in Aquarius constellation
5,328
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views
22
Cygnus X-1
Galactic X-ray source in the constellation Cygnus that is very likely a black hole
5,040
views
views
23
Canopus
star in the constellation of Carina
4,487
views
views
24
HD 140283
metal-poor subgiant star
4,112
views
views
25
UY Scuti
red supergiant or hypergiant star in the constellation Scutum
4,105
views
views
26
Spica
star in the constellation Virgo
3,968
views
views
27
Epsilon Eridani
star in the southern constellation Eridanus
3,856
views
views
28
Regulus
triple star system
3,801
views
views
29
Procyon
binary star in the constellation Canis Minor
3,647
views
views
30
Deneb
blue supergiant star in the constellation Cygnus
3,615
views
views
31
R136a1
Wolf-Rayet star
3,486
views
views
32
Eta Carinae
stellar system in the constellation Carina
3,401
views
views
33
Capella
star in the constellation Auriga
3,301
views
views
34
Star of Bethlehem
celestial phenomenon that according to the New Testament revealed the birth of Jesus to the Wise Men
3,298
views
views
35
VY Canis Majoris
red hypergiant in the constellation Canis Major
3,256
views
views
36
Gliese 710
star in the constellation Serpens
3,196
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views
37
Nemesis
hypothetical star orbiting the Sun, responsible of extinction events
3,169
views
views
38
WOH G64
red hypergiant star in the constellation Dorado, possibly the largest well-defined star known by radius
3,006
views
views
39
Blaze Star
recurring nova in the constellation Corona Borealis
2,918
views
views
40
SN 1054
supernova which formed the Crab Nebula, first observed in 1054
2,861
views
views
41
SN 1987A
supernova
2,799
views
views
42
Pollux
star in the northern constellation of Gemini
2,667
views
views
43
Omega Centauri
globular cluster in the constellation Centaurus
2,508
views
views
44
Fomalhaut
star in the constellation Piscis Austrinus
2,502
views
views
45
Crab Pulsar
star
2,305
views
views
46
Cat's Eye Nebula
planetary nebula in the constellation Draco
2,256
views
views
47
Algol
triple star system in the constellation Perseus
2,205
views
views
48
S2
star orbiting close to the supermassive black hole in the center of the Milky Way
2,172
views
views
49
PSR J1748−2446ad
pulsar
2,129
views
views
50
Mira
binary star system in the constellation Cetus
1,934
views
views
51
Sirius B
White Dwarf in the constellation Canis Major
1,874
views
views
52
Vela Pulsar
multi-spectrum pulsar associated with the Vela Supernova Remnant
1,857
views
views
53
Wolf 359
red dwarf in the constellation Leo
1,856
views
views
54
Tycho's Supernova
supernova in the constellation Cassiopeia
1,829
views
views
55
PSR B1257+12
pulsar located around 2300 light-years from the Sun in Virgo constellation
1,786
views
views
56
GW170817
gravitational wave signal detected by the LIGO observatory on 17 August 2017
1,712
views
views
57
Beta Pictoris
star in the constellation Pictor
1,644
views
views
58
Alnitak
triple star
1,632
views
views
59
SGR 1806-20
a magnetar, as of 2016, SGR 1806-20 is the most highly magnetized object ever observed
1,610
views
views
60
Alnilam
blue supergiant star
1,598
views
views
61
Achernar
star in the constellation Eridanus
1,590
views
views
62
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
1,589
views
views
63
Mintaka
star system in the constellation Orion
1,585
views
views
64
Bellatrix
variable star in the constellation Orion
1,584
views
views
65
Teegarden's star
M-type red dwarf in the constellation Aries
1,551
views
views
66
LHS 1140
star in the constellation Cetus
1,542
views
views
67
SIMP J013656.5+093347
brown dwarf in the constellation Pisces
1,491
views
views
68
HD 7977
star in the constellation Cassiopeia
1,488
views
views
69
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Gliese 445
star in the constellation Camelopardalis
1,396
views
views
70
Thuban
star in the constellation Draco
1,383
views
views
71
Pistol Star
one of the most luminous known stars in the Milky Way Galaxy
1,351
views
views
72
Mu Cephei
star in the constellation Cepheus
1,300
views
views
73
Zeta Ursae Majoris
Binary star in the constellation Ursa Major
1,293
views
views
74
Beta Centauri
star system in the southern constellation of Centaurus
1,221
views
views
75
Planck star
hypothetical astronomical object, theorized as a compact, exotic star, that exists within a black hole's event horizon, created when the ene
1,215
views
views
76
Lalande 21185
star in the constellation Ursa Major
1,187
views
views
77
Alcyone
star system in the constellation Taurus
1,165
views
views
78
OTS 44
brown dwarf
1,148
views
views
79
V1400 Centauri
star in the constellation Centaurus
1,092
views
views
80
GRB 080319B
gamma-ray burst in the constellation Boötes
1,090
views
views
81
Commonwealth Star
seven-pointed star symbolising the Federation of Australia
1,087
views
views
82
HR 8799
star in the constellation Pegasus
1,060
views
views
83
HD 100546
star
1,053
views
views
84
Delta Ursae Majoris
star in the constellation Ursa Major
1,051
views
views
85
WR 102
star
1,048
views
views
86
Earendel
the most distant star detected by the Hubble Space Telescope
1,031
views
views
87
Acrux
star in the star system Alpha Crucis
1,023
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
991
views
views
89
Eta Ursae Majoris
star in the constellation Ursa Major
985
views
views
90
Alioth
star in the constellation Ursa Major
983
views
views
91
Gliese 581
Red dwarf star in the constellation Libra
944
views
views
92
82 G. Eridani
star in the constellation Eridanus
932
views
views
93
Kapteyn's Star
subdwarf star in the constellation Pictor
923
views
views
94
51 Pegasi
star in the constellation Pegasus
920
views
views
95
GPM J1839−10
Neutron star in the Scutum constellation
919
views
views
96
PSR B1919+21
pulsar in the constellation Vulpecula
918
views
views
97
Luyten's Star
star in the constellation Canis minor
891
views
views
98
Ross 128
small star in the equatorial zodiac constellation of Virgo
886
views
views
99
Przybylski's Star
star in the constellation Centaurus
882
views
views
100
Denebola
star in the zodiac constellation of Leo
868
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