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
304,793
Total Views (this year)
1
Sun
star at the centre of the Solar System
62,642
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views
2
Tau Ceti
star in the constellation Cetus
17,127
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3
Alpha Centauri
triple star system in the constellation Centaurus, where one of the three stars, Proxima Centauri, being the closest star to the Earth
14,315
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views
4
Sirius
binary star system in the constellation of Canis Major
14,300
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views
5
Proxima Centauri
star in Centaurus constellation
14,279
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views
6
Sagittarius A*
the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way Galaxy
12,684
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views
7
Betelgeuse
red supergiant star in the constellation of Orion
11,139
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views
8
Polaris
brightest star in the constellation Ursa Minor
9,164
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views
9
Bronze Star Medal
United States Armed Forces decoration award
7,822
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views
10
Silver Star
United States military decoration
7,420
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views
11
SN 1006
supernova observed on 1006 AD, likely the brightest observed stellar event in recorded history
7,085
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views
12
SN 1604
supernova visible from Earth in the 17th century
6,494
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views
13
Vega
star in the constellation Lyra
5,904
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views
14
Stephenson 2 DFK 1
Supergiant star possibly within the open cluster Stephenson 2
5,518
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views
15
Antares
red supergiant star in the constellation Scorpius
5,292
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views
16
Arcturus
red giant star in the northern constellation of Boötes
4,889
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views
17
Rigel
star system in the constellation Orion
3,616
views
views
18
Aldebaran
star system in the constellation Taurus
3,426
views
views
19
TRAPPIST-1
ultra-cool dwarf star in Aquarius constellation
3,059
views
views
20
Barnard's Star
red dwarf star in the constellation of Ophiuchus
3,017
views
views
21
Altair
star in the constellation Aquila
2,642
views
views
22
Cygnus X-1
Galactic X-ray source in the constellation Cygnus that is very likely a black hole
2,518
views
views
23
Spica
star in the constellation Virgo
2,434
views
views
24
Canopus
star in the constellation of Carina
2,422
views
views
25
UY Scuti
red supergiant star in the constellation Scutum
2,311
views
views
26
Capella
star in the constellation Auriga
2,221
views
views
27
Procyon
binary star in the constellation Canis Minor
2,165
views
views
28
Regulus
triple star system
2,111
views
views
29
HD 140283
metal-poor subgiant star
2,095
views
views
30
R136a1
Wolf-Rayet star
2,018
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views
31
SN 1054
supernova which formed the Crab Nebula, first observed in 1054
2,003
views
views
32
Star of Bethlehem
celestial phenomenon that according to the New Testament revealed the birth of Jesus to the Wise Men
1,939
views
views
33
Pollux
star in the northern constellation of Gemini
1,880
views
views
34
Deneb
blue supergiant star in the constellation Cygnus
1,808
views
views
35
Eta Carinae
stellar system in the constellation Carina
1,783
views
views
36
VY Canis Majoris
red hypergiant in the constellation Canis Major
1,731
views
views
37
Epsilon Eridani
star in the southern constellation Eridanus
1,597
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views
38
WOH G64
red hypergiant star in the constellation Dorado, possibly the largest well-defined star known by radius
1,579
views
views
39
SN 1987A
supernova
1,508
views
views
40
Nemesis
hypothetical star orbiting the Sun, responsible of extinction events
1,453
views
views
41
Fomalhaut
star in the constellation Piscis Austrinus
1,402
views
views
42
Crab Pulsar
star
1,325
views
views
43
Cat's Eye Nebula
planetary nebula in the constellation Draco
1,244
views
views
44
Gliese 710
star in the constellation Serpens
1,217
views
views
45
Algol
triple star system in the constellation Perseus
1,164
views
views
46
Vela Pulsar
multi-spectrum pulsar associated with the Vela Supernova Remnant
1,153
views
views
47
Blaze Star
recurring nova in the constellation Corona Borealis
1,152
views
views
48
S2
star orbiting close to the supermassive black hole in the center of the Milky Way
1,134
views
views
49
Tycho's Supernova
supernova in the constellation Cassiopeia
1,094
views
views
50
SGR 1806-20
a magnetar, as of 2016, SGR 1806-20 is the most highly magnetized object ever observed
1,088
views
views
51
Earendel
the most distant star detected by the Hubble Space Telescope
1,085
views
views
52
Omega Centauri
globular cluster in the constellation Centaurus
1,083
views
views
53
Mira
binary star system in the constellation Cetus
1,006
views
views
54
Sirius B
White Dwarf in the constellation Canis Major
936
views
views
55
GW170817
gravitational wave signal detected by the LIGO observatory on 17 August 2017
930
views
views
56
Achernar
star in the constellation Eridanus
875
views
views
57
Teegarden's star
M-type red dwarf in the constellation Aries
863
views
views
58
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Gliese 445
star in the constellation Camelopardalis
858
views
views
59
Delta Ursae Majoris
star in the constellation Ursa Major
854
views
views
60
Alnilam
blue supergiant star
810
views
views
61
OTS 44
brown dwarf
805
views
views
62
Mintaka
star system in the constellation Orion
799
views
views
63
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
792
views
views
64
Alnitak
triple star
785
views
views
65
Bellatrix
variable star in the constellation Orion
771
views
views
66
Pistol Star
one of the most luminous known stars in the Milky Way Galaxy
767
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views
67
Zeta Ursae Majoris
Binary star in the constellation Ursa Major
756
views
views
68
PSR B1257+12
pulsar located around 2300 light-years from the Sun in Virgo constellation
742
views
views
69
Wolf 359
red dwarf in the constellation Leo
736
views
views
70
Thuban
star in the constellation Draco
731
views
views
71
Planck star
hypothetical astronomical object, theorized as a compact, exotic star, that exists within a black hole's event horizon, created when the ene
722
views
views
72
SIMP J013656.5+093347
brown dwarf in the constellation Pisces
699
views
views
73
HD 100546
star
663
views
views
74
Mu Cephei
star in the constellation Cepheus
649
views
views
75
Acrux
star in the star system Alpha Crucis
640
views
views
76
Lalande 21185
star in the constellation Ursa Major
627
views
views
77
Beta Centauri
star system in the southern constellation of Centaurus
620
views
views
78
PSR J1748−2446ad
pulsar
596
views
views
79
Alcyone
star system in the constellation Taurus
595
views
views
80
82 G. Eridani
star in the constellation Eridanus
587
views
views
81
V1400 Centauri
star in the constellation Centaurus
579
views
views
82
North Star
northern pole star
546
views
views
83
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
541
views
views
84
GRB 080319B
gamma-ray burst in the constellation Boötes
538
views
views
85
Gliese 581
Red dwarf star in the constellation Libra
536
views
views
86
Commonwealth Star
seven-pointed star symbolising the Federation of Australia
529
views
views
87
51 Pegasi
star in the constellation Pegasus
528
views
views
88
Alpha Centauri Bb
disproven exoplanet
527
views
views
89
Alioth
star in the constellation Ursa Major
510
views
views
90
WR 102
star
509
views
views
91
Denebola
star in the zodiac constellation of Leo
502
views
views
92
Eta Ursae Majoris
star in the constellation Ursa Major
500
views
views
93
Przybylski's Star
star in the constellation Centaurus
481
views
views
94
Kepler-452
star in the constellation Cygnus
475
views
views
95
Alphard
star in the constellation Hydra
471
views
views
96
Africa Star
medal
457
views
views
97
UHZ1
background galaxy containing a quasar at a distance of 13.2 billion light-years from the Earth
455
views
views
98
Kapteyn's Star
subdwarf star in the constellation Pictor
453
views
views
99
HR 8799
star in the constellation Pegasus
451
views
views
100
Sigma Draconis
star in the constellation Draco
440
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