Trending Stars in USA this year
The 100 most-viewed stars this year on Wikipedia (USA). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Sun.
100
Ranked
498,757
Total Views (this year)
1
Sun
star at the centre of the Solar System
89,837
views
views
2
Tau Ceti
star in the constellation Cetus
25,705
views
views
3
Betelgeuse
red supergiant star in the constellation of Orion
24,990
views
views
4
Sirius
binary star system in the constellation of Canis Major
23,441
views
views
5
Proxima Centauri
star in Centaurus constellation
23,348
views
views
6
Alpha Centauri
triple star system in the constellation Centaurus
22,756
views
views
7
Sagittarius A*
the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way Galaxy
21,028
views
views
8
Polaris
brightest star in the constellation Ursa Minor
18,527
views
views
9
Bronze Star Medal
United States Armed Forces decoration award
16,846
views
views
10
Silver Star
United States military decoration
12,037
views
views
11
Vega
star in the constellation Lyra
11,104
views
views
12
Arcturus
red giant star in the northern constellation of Boötes
9,539
views
views
13
Antares
red supergiant star in the constellation Scorpius
8,920
views
views
14
SN 1006
supernova observed on 1006 AD, likely the brightest observed stellar event in recorded history
7,739
views
views
15
SN 1604
supernova visible from Earth in the 17th century
7,449
views
views
16
Barnard's Star
red dwarf star in the constellation of Ophiuchus
7,062
views
views
17
Stephenson 2 DFK 1
Supergiant star possibly within the open cluster Stephenson 2
6,574
views
views
18
Rigel
star system in the constellation Orion
5,693
views
views
19
Altair
star in the constellation Aquila
5,238
views
views
20
TRAPPIST-1
ultra-cool dwarf star in Aquarius constellation
4,836
views
views
21
Aldebaran
star system in the constellation Taurus
4,723
views
views
22
Cygnus X-1
Galactic X-ray source in the constellation Cygnus that is very likely a black hole
4,677
views
views
23
Canopus
star in the constellation of Carina
3,909
views
views
24
UY Scuti
red supergiant or hypergiant star in the constellation Scutum
3,632
views
views
25
Epsilon Eridani
star in the southern constellation Eridanus
3,564
views
views
26
HD 140283
metal-poor subgiant star
3,501
views
views
27
Spica
star in the constellation Virgo
3,389
views
views
28
Regulus
triple star system
3,327
views
views
29
Procyon
binary star in the constellation Canis Minor
3,240
views
views
30
Deneb
blue supergiant star in the constellation Cygnus
3,108
views
views
31
R136a1
Wolf-Rayet star
3,054
views
views
32
Gliese 710
star in the constellation Serpens
3,040
views
views
33
Eta Carinae
stellar system in the constellation Carina
2,956
views
views
34
Nemesis
hypothetical star orbiting the Sun, responsible of extinction events
2,893
views
views
35
VY Canis Majoris
red hypergiant in the constellation Canis Major
2,854
views
views
36
WOH G64
red hypergiant star in the constellation Dorado, possibly the largest well-defined star known by radius
2,831
views
views
37
Star of Bethlehem
celestial phenomenon that according to the New Testament revealed the birth of Jesus to the Wise Men
2,815
views
views
38
Blaze Star
recurring nova in the constellation Corona Borealis
2,771
views
views
39
SN 1054
supernova which formed the Crab Nebula, first observed in 1054
2,669
views
views
40
Capella
star in the constellation Auriga
2,594
views
views
41
SN 1987A
supernova
2,558
views
views
42
Omega Centauri
globular cluster in the constellation Centaurus
2,336
views
views
43
Fomalhaut
star in the constellation Piscis Austrinus
2,223
views
views
44
Crab Pulsar
star
2,212
views
views
45
Pollux
star in the northern constellation of Gemini
2,163
views
views
46
Cat's Eye Nebula
planetary nebula in the constellation Draco
2,095
views
views
47
S2
star orbiting close to the supermassive black hole in the center of the Milky Way
2,059
views
views
48
Algol
triple star system in the constellation Perseus
2,022
views
views
49
PSR J1748−2446ad
pulsar
2,018
views
views
50
Sirius B
White Dwarf in the constellation Canis Major
1,874
views
views
51
Vela Pulsar
multi-spectrum pulsar associated with the Vela Supernova Remnant
1,759
views
views
52
Mira
binary star system in the constellation Cetus
1,750
views
views
53
Wolf 359
red dwarf in the constellation Leo
1,737
views
views
54
Tycho's Supernova
supernova in the constellation Cassiopeia
1,692
views
views
55
PSR B1257+12
pulsar located around 2300 light-years from the Sun in Virgo constellation
1,643
views
views
56
Beta Pictoris
star in the constellation Pictor
1,609
views
views
57
GW170817
gravitational wave signal detected by the LIGO observatory on 17 August 2017
1,583
views
views
58
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
1,545
views
views
59
SGR 1806-20
a magnetar, as of 2016, SGR 1806-20 is the most highly magnetized object ever observed
1,526
views
views
60
LHS 1140
star in the constellation Cetus
1,513
views
views
61
Alnitak
triple star
1,486
views
views
62
HD 7977
star in the constellation Cassiopeia
1,484
views
views
63
SIMP J013656.5+093347
brown dwarf in the constellation Pisces
1,444
views
views
64
Mintaka
star system in the constellation Orion
1,429
views
views
65
Achernar
star in the constellation Eridanus
1,428
views
views
66
Bellatrix
variable star in the constellation Orion
1,428
views
views
67
Alnilam
blue supergiant star
1,414
views
views
68
Teegarden's star
M-type red dwarf in the constellation Aries
1,377
views
views
69
Thuban
star in the constellation Draco
1,264
views
views
70
Pistol Star
one of the most luminous known stars in the Milky Way Galaxy
1,209
views
views
71
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Gliese 445
star in the constellation Camelopardalis
1,206
views
views
72
Mu Cephei
star in the constellation Cepheus
1,192
views
views
73
Planck star
hypothetical astronomical object, theorized as a compact, exotic star, that exists within a black hole's event horizon, created when the ene
1,173
views
views
74
Zeta Ursae Majoris
Binary star in the constellation Ursa Major
1,119
views
views
75
Beta Centauri
star system in the southern constellation of Centaurus
1,117
views
views
76
Lalande 21185
star in the constellation Ursa Major
1,097
views
views
77
Commonwealth Star
seven-pointed star symbolising the Federation of Australia
1,073
views
views
78
GRB 080319B
gamma-ray burst in the constellation Boötes
1,060
views
views
79
Alcyone
star system in the constellation Taurus
1,057
views
views
80
HD 100546
star
1,005
views
views
81
WR 102
star
998
views
views
82
V1400 Centauri
star in the constellation Centaurus
976
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
960
views
views
84
Acrux
star in the star system Alpha Crucis
956
views
views
85
HR 8799
star in the constellation Pegasus
951
views
views
86
GPM J1839−10
Neutron star in the Scutum constellation
911
views
views
87
82 G. Eridani
star in the constellation Eridanus
898
views
views
88
OTS 44
brown dwarf
897
views
views
89
Earendel
the most distant star detected by the Hubble Space Telescope
884
views
views
90
Alioth
star in the constellation Ursa Major
879
views
views
91
Kapteyn's Star
subdwarf star in the constellation Pictor
875
views
views
92
Przybylski's Star
star in the constellation Centaurus
839
views
views
93
51 Pegasi
star in the constellation Pegasus
834
views
views
94
Luyten's Star
star in the constellation Canis minor
833
views
views
95
Eta Ursae Majoris
star in the constellation Ursa Major
831
views
views
96
PSR B1919+21
pulsar in the constellation Vulpecula
827
views
views
97
Ross 128
small star in the equatorial zodiac constellation of Virgo
825
views
views
98
Gliese 581
Red dwarf star in the constellation Libra
809
views
views
99
Sigma Octantis
star in the constellation Octans
791
views
views
100
Africa Star
medal
788
views
views