Trending Stars in USA — the 12 months to October 2026
The 100 most-viewed stars on Wikipedia, the 12 months to October 2026 (English-language edition). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Sun. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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Ranked
1,877,678
Total Views (the 12 months to October 2026)
1
Sun
star at the centre of the Solar System
312,923
views
views
2
Andromeda Galaxy
barred spiral galaxy within the Local Group
102,099
views
views
3
Sirius
binary star system in the constellation of Canis Major
88,752
views
views
4
Sagittarius A*
the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way Galaxy
86,303
views
views
5
Proxima Centauri
star in Centaurus constellation
78,800
views
views
6
Alpha Centauri
star system in the southern constellation of Centaurus
76,928
views
views
7
Betelgeuse
red supergiant star in the constellation of Orion
75,739
views
views
8
Polaris
brightest star in the constellation Ursa Minor
67,446
views
views
9
Bronze Star Medal
United States Armed Forces decoration award
56,988
views
views
10
Tau Ceti
star in the constellation Cetus
56,890
views
views
11
Vega
star in the constellation Lyra
44,288
views
views
12
Silver Star
United States military decoration
41,048
views
views
13
Omicron2 Eridani
triple star system in the constellation Eridanus
34,228
views
views
14
Arcturus
red giant star in the northern constellation of Boötes
33,971
views
views
15
Antares
red supergiant star in the constellation Scorpius
30,203
views
views
16
TRAPPIST-1
ultra-cool dwarf star in Aquarius constellation
22,570
views
views
17
Rigel
star system in the constellation Orion
22,398
views
views
18
Stephenson 2 DFK 1
Red supergiant or hypergiant possibly within the open cluster Stephenson 2
21,656
views
views
19
Barnard's Star
red dwarf star in the constellation of Ophiuchus
20,757
views
views
20
Altair
star in the constellation Aquila
19,989
views
views
21
Aldebaran
wide binary star system in the constellation Taurus
17,617
views
views
22
Cygnus X-1
Galactic X-ray source in the constellation Cygnus that is very likely a black hole
15,283
views
views
23
UY Scuti
red supergiant or hypergiant star in the constellation Scutum
14,837
views
views
24
Canopus
star in the constellation of Carina
14,638
views
views
25
SN 1604
supernova visible from Earth in the 17th century
14,021
views
views
26
Deneb
blue supergiant star in the constellation Cygnus
13,374
views
views
27
Epsilon Eridani
star in the southern constellation Eridanus
13,168
views
views
28
Spica
star in the constellation Virgo
12,878
views
views
29
HD 140283
metal-poor subgiant star
12,740
views
views
30
Capella
star in the constellation Auriga
12,123
views
views
31
WOH G64
symbiotic binary system in the constellation Dorado
11,977
views
views
32
SN 1006
supernova observed on 1006 AD, likely the brightest observed stellar event in recorded history
11,666
views
views
33
Regulus
triple star system
11,531
views
views
34
Procyon
binary star in the constellation Canis Minor
11,334
views
views
35
R136a1
Wolf-Rayet star
11,288
views
views
36
Star of Bethlehem
celestial phenomenon that according to the New Testament revealed the birth of Jesus to the Wise Men
10,981
views
views
37
Eta Carinae
stellar system in the constellation Carina
10,831
views
views
38
VY Canis Majoris
red hypergiant in the constellation Canis Major
10,339
views
views
39
Wolf 359
red dwarf in the constellation Leo
10,257
views
views
40
Fomalhaut
star in the constellation Piscis Austrinus
9,994
views
views
41
Nemesis
hypothetical star orbiting the Sun, responsible of extinction events
9,680
views
views
42
Ring Nebula
planetary nebula in the constellation Lyra
9,448
views
views
43
Blaze Star
recurring nova in the constellation Corona Borealis
9,405
views
views
44
SN 1054
supernova which formed the Crab Nebula, first observed in 1054
9,263
views
views
45
Gliese 710
star in the constellation Serpens
8,955
views
views
46
SN 1987A
supernova
8,854
views
views
47
Omega Centauri
globular cluster in the constellation Centaurus
8,526
views
views
48
Algol
triple star system in the constellation Perseus
8,180
views
views
49
PSR J1748−2446ad
pulsar
8,074
views
views
50
Crab Pulsar
star
7,668
views
views
51
Pollux
star in the northern constellation of Gemini
7,587
views
views
52
PSR B1257+12
pulsar located around 2300 light-years from the Sun in Virgo constellation
7,147
views
views
53
Tau Ceti e
extrasolar planet in the constellation Cetus
7,127
views
views
54
Cat's Eye Nebula
planetary nebula in the constellation Draco
7,033
views
views
55
Mira
binary star system in the constellation Cetus
6,922
views
views
56
S2
star orbiting close to the supermassive black hole in the center of the Milky Way
6,874
views
views
57
WISE 1049-5319
binary brown dwarf, third closest star system.
6,833
views
views
58
Sirius B
White Dwarf in the constellation Canis Major
6,667
views
views
59
Tycho's Supernova
supernova in the constellation Cassiopeia
6,162
views
views
60
Vela Pulsar
multi-spectrum pulsar associated with the Vela Supernova Remnant
6,005
views
views
61
Kapteyn's Star
subdwarf star in the constellation Pictor
5,987
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 States armed forces and with tattoo culture
5,904
views
views
63
GW170817
gravitational wave signal detected by the LIGO observatory on 17 August 2017
5,780
views
views
64
Beta Pictoris
star in the constellation Pictor
5,731
views
views
65
GRB 080319B
gamma-ray burst in the constellation Boötes
5,655
views
views
66
Albireo
double star designated Beta Cygni
5,551
views
views
67
Alnitak
triple star
5,493
views
views
68
Bellatrix
variable star in the constellation Orion
5,353
views
views
69
Teegarden's star
M-type red dwarf in the constellation Aries
5,128
views
views
70
51 Pegasi b
extrasolar planet
5,063
views
views
71
Alnilam
blue supergiant star
4,887
views
views
72
Mintaka
star system in the constellation Orion
4,886
views
views
73
Achernar
star in the constellation Eridanus
4,869
views
views
74
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Gliese 445
star in the constellation Camelopardalis
4,677
views
views
75
Thuban
star in the constellation Draco
4,677
views
views
76
HR 8799
star in the constellation Pegasus
4,623
views
views
77
PSR B1919+21
pulsar in the constellation Vulpecula
4,621
views
views
78
SIMP J013656.5+093347
brown dwarf in the constellation Pisces
4,598
views
views
79
Pistol Star
one of the most luminous known stars in the Milky Way Galaxy
4,440
views
views
80
SGR 1806-20
a magnetar, as of 2016, SGR 1806-20 is the most highly magnetized object ever observed
4,253
views
views
81
Kepler-1638
g-type star in the constellation Cygnus
4,244
views
views
82
Mu Cephei
star in the constellation Cepheus
4,188
views
views
83
Boomerang Nebula
protoplanetary nebula
4,068
views
views
84
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
4,001
views
views
85
Zeta Ursae Majoris
Binary star in the constellation Ursa Major
3,937
views
views
86
Godzilla Star
variable star
3,932
views
views
87
WR 102
star
3,864
views
views
88
Beta Centauri
star system in the southern constellation of Centaurus
3,860
views
views
89
Alcyone
star system in the constellation Taurus
3,851
views
views
90
Lalande 21185
star in the constellation Ursa Major
3,847
views
views
91
Ross 128 b
exoplanet
3,832
views
views
92
Przybylski's Star
star in the constellation Centaurus
3,630
views
views
93
V1400 Centauri
star in the constellation Centaurus
3,524
views
views
94
Kepler-90
star in the constellation Draco
3,504
views
views
95
OTS 44
brown dwarf
3,375
views
views
96
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 the Second World War
3,370
views
views
97
Commonwealth Star
seven-pointed star symbolising the Federation of Australia
3,362
views
views
98
Sigma Octantis
star in the constellation Octans
3,302
views
views
99
HD 100546
star
3,300
views
views
100
Acrux
star in the star system Alpha Crucis
3,248
views
views