Trending Stars — the 12 months to October 2026
The 100 most-viewed stars on Wikipedia, the 12 months to October 2026. Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Sun. Data as of 24 October 2026.
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Ranked
2,487,330
Total Views (the 12 months to October 2026)
1
Sun
star at the centre of the Solar System
411,126
views
views
2
Andromeda Galaxy
barred spiral galaxy within the Local Group
139,565
views
views
3
Sirius
binary star system in the constellation of Canis Major
130,943
views
views
4
Betelgeuse
red supergiant star in the constellation of Orion
112,636
views
views
5
Sagittarius A*
the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way Galaxy
107,590
views
views
6
Proxima Centauri
star in Centaurus constellation
106,880
views
views
7
Alpha Centauri
star system in the southern constellation of Centaurus
100,869
views
views
8
Polaris
brightest star in the constellation Ursa Minor
90,421
views
views
9
Tau Ceti
star in the constellation Cetus
70,766
views
views
10
Bronze Star Medal
United States Armed Forces decoration award
63,650
views
views
11
Vega
star in the constellation Lyra
60,704
views
views
12
Silver Star
United States military decoration
53,799
views
views
13
Arcturus
red giant star in the northern constellation of Boötes
46,307
views
views
14
Antares
red supergiant star in the constellation Scorpius
43,870
views
views
15
Omicron2 Eridani
triple star system in the constellation Eridanus
39,450
views
views
16
Stephenson 2 DFK 1
Red supergiant or hypergiant possibly within the open cluster Stephenson 2
36,798
views
views
17
Rigel
star system in the constellation Orion
31,301
views
views
18
Altair
star in the constellation Aquila
31,137
views
views
19
Aldebaran
wide binary star system in the constellation Taurus
30,157
views
views
20
TRAPPIST-1
ultra-cool dwarf star in Aquarius constellation
27,500
views
views
21
Barnard's Star
red dwarf star in the constellation of Ophiuchus
25,330
views
views
22
UY Scuti
red supergiant or hypergiant star in the constellation Scutum
22,676
views
views
23
Canopus
star in the constellation of Carina
21,467
views
views
24
Deneb
blue supergiant star in the constellation Cygnus
21,071
views
views
25
Spica
star in the constellation Virgo
19,677
views
views
26
Cygnus X-1
Galactic X-ray source in the constellation Cygnus that is very likely a black hole
18,923
views
views
27
Capella
star in the constellation Auriga
18,876
views
views
28
Eta Carinae
stellar system in the constellation Carina
18,745
views
views
29
Star of Bethlehem
celestial phenomenon that according to the New Testament revealed the birth of Jesus to the Wise Men
17,255
views
views
30
Regulus
triple star system
17,026
views
views
31
SN 1604
supernova visible from Earth in the 17th century
16,336
views
views
32
HD 140283
metal-poor subgiant star
15,936
views
views
33
R136a1
Wolf-Rayet star
15,860
views
views
34
Epsilon Eridani
star in the southern constellation Eridanus
15,701
views
views
35
Procyon
binary star in the constellation Canis Minor
15,446
views
views
36
Fomalhaut
star in the constellation Piscis Austrinus
14,755
views
views
37
VY Canis Majoris
red hypergiant in the constellation Canis Major
14,594
views
views
38
WOH G64
symbiotic binary system in the constellation Dorado
13,799
views
views
39
SN 1006
supernova observed on 1006 AD, likely the brightest observed stellar event in recorded history
13,081
views
views
40
Nemesis
hypothetical star orbiting the Sun, responsible of extinction events
12,995
views
views
41
Wolf 359
red dwarf in the constellation Leo
11,899
views
views
42
SN 1054
supernova which formed the Crab Nebula, first observed in 1054
11,739
views
views
43
SN 1987A
supernova
11,489
views
views
44
Gliese 710
star in the constellation Serpens
10,992
views
views
45
Blaze Star
recurring nova in the constellation Corona Borealis
10,910
views
views
46
Pollux
star in the northern constellation of Gemini
10,887
views
views
47
Algol
triple star system in the constellation Perseus
10,790
views
views
48
Omega Centauri
globular cluster in the constellation Centaurus
10,178
views
views
49
PSR J1748−2446ad
pulsar
9,595
views
views
50
Crab Pulsar
star
9,493
views
views
51
Cat's Eye Nebula
planetary nebula in the constellation Draco
9,452
views
views
52
Mira
binary star system in the constellation Cetus
9,383
views
views
53
PSR B1257+12
pulsar located around 2300 light-years from the Sun in Virgo constellation
9,022
views
views
54
Beta Pictoris
star in the constellation Pictor
8,835
views
views
55
S2
star orbiting close to the supermassive black hole in the center of the Milky Way
8,283
views
views
56
Alnitak
triple star
7,816
views
views
57
Tycho's Supernova
supernova in the constellation Cassiopeia
7,680
views
views
58
Alnilam
blue supergiant star
7,615
views
views
59
Bellatrix
variable star in the constellation Orion
7,410
views
views
60
Mintaka
star system in the constellation Orion
7,294
views
views
61
Vela Pulsar
multi-spectrum pulsar associated with the Vela Supernova Remnant
7,185
views
views
62
GW170817
gravitational wave signal detected by the LIGO observatory on 17 August 2017
7,067
views
views
63
Teegarden's star
M-type red dwarf in the constellation Aries
7,042
views
views
64
GRB 080319B
gamma-ray burst in the constellation Boötes
6,938
views
views
65
Achernar
star in the constellation Eridanus
6,823
views
views
66
Sirius B
White Dwarf in the constellation Canis Major
6,813
views
views
67
Kapteyn's Star
subdwarf star in the constellation Pictor
6,535
views
views
68
Zeta Ursae Majoris
Binary star in the constellation Ursa Major
6,489
views
views
69
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 States armed forces and with tattoo culture
6,385
views
views
70
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Gliese 445
star in the constellation Camelopardalis
6,193
views
views
71
Thuban
star in the constellation Draco
6,068
views
views
72
Pistol Star
one of the most luminous known stars in the Milky Way Galaxy
5,983
views
views
73
North Star
northern pole star
5,919
views
views
74
Mu Cephei
star in the constellation Cepheus
5,645
views
views
75
PSR B1919+21
pulsar in the constellation Vulpecula
5,634
views
views
76
HR 8799
star in the constellation Pegasus
5,631
views
views
77
Alcyone
star system in the constellation Taurus
5,419
views
views
78
Son of Concubine
3rd star of the Chinese constellation Northern Pole
5,336
views
views
79
SGR 1806-20
a magnetar, as of 2016, SGR 1806-20 is the most highly magnetized object ever observed
5,308
views
views
80
Ross 128 b
exoplanet
5,224
views
views
81
Beta Centauri
star system in the southern constellation of Centaurus
5,040
views
views
82
SIMP J013656.5+093347
brown dwarf in the constellation Pisces
4,985
views
views
83
Lalande 21185
star in the constellation Ursa Major
4,894
views
views
84
Przybylski's Star
star in the constellation Centaurus
4,841
views
views
85
Alioth
star in the constellation Ursa Major
4,696
views
views
86
WR 102
star
4,537
views
views
87
Planck star
hypothetical astronomical object, theorized as a compact, exotic star, that exists within a black hole's event horizon, created when the energy density of a collapsing star reaches the Planck energy density
4,515
views
views
88
Gliese 581
Red dwarf star in the constellation Libra
4,468
views
views
89
Kepler-1638
g-type star in the constellation Cygnus
4,347
views
views
90
Eta Ursae Majoris
star in the constellation Ursa Major
4,307
views
views
91
Earendel
the most distant star detected by the Hubble Space Telescope
4,255
views
views
92
Acrux
star in the star system Alpha Crucis
4,244
views
views
93
Kepler-90
star in the constellation Draco
4,236
views
views
94
Ross 248
Variable star in the constellation Andromeda
4,208
views
views
95
Alpha Andromedae
star in the constellation of Andromeda
4,180
views
views
96
Godzilla Star
variable star
4,152
views
views
97
OTS 44
brown dwarf
4,130
views
views
98
Sigma Octantis
star in the constellation Octans
4,095
views
views
99
V1400 Centauri
star in the constellation Centaurus
3,982
views
views
100
Alphard
star in the constellation Hydra
3,801
views
views