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
334,088
Total Views (this year)
1
Sun
star at the centre of the Solar System
71,734
views
views
2
Tau Ceti
star in the constellation Cetus
17,901
views
views
3
Proxima Centauri
star in Centaurus constellation
16,596
views
views
4
Alpha Centauri
triple star system in the constellation Centaurus, where one of the three stars, Proxima Centauri, being the closest star to the Earth
15,948
views
views
5
Sirius
binary star system in the constellation of Canis Major
14,312
views
views
6
Sagittarius A*
the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way Galaxy
13,904
views
views
7
Betelgeuse
red supergiant star in the constellation of Orion
10,975
views
views
8
Bronze Star Medal
United States Armed Forces decoration award
10,270
views
views
9
Polaris
brightest star in the constellation Ursa Minor
10,033
views
views
10
Silver Star
United States military decoration
9,081
views
views
11
SN 1006
supernova observed on 1006 AD, likely the brightest observed stellar event in recorded history
7,134
views
views
12
SN 1604
supernova visible from Earth in the 17th century
6,611
views
views
13
Vega
star in the constellation Lyra
6,401
views
views
14
Antares
red supergiant star in the constellation Scorpius
5,828
views
views
15
Arcturus
red giant star in the northern constellation of Boötes
5,412
views
views
16
Stephenson 2 DFK 1
Supergiant star possibly within the open cluster Stephenson 2
4,662
views
views
17
Rigel
star system in the constellation Orion
3,718
views
views
18
TRAPPIST-1
ultra-cool dwarf star in Aquarius constellation
3,561
views
views
19
Barnard's Star
red dwarf star in the constellation of Ophiuchus
3,531
views
views
20
Aldebaran
star system in the constellation Taurus
3,286
views
views
21
Spica
star in the constellation Virgo
2,808
views
views
22
Cygnus X-1
Galactic X-ray source in the constellation Cygnus that is very likely a black hole
2,741
views
views
23
Altair
star in the constellation Aquila
2,670
views
views
24
WOH G64
red hypergiant star in the constellation Dorado, possibly the largest well-defined star known by radius
2,633
views
views
25
Canopus
star in the constellation of Carina
2,446
views
views
26
UY Scuti
red supergiant star in the constellation Scutum
2,389
views
views
27
Procyon
binary star in the constellation Canis Minor
2,311
views
views
28
SN 1054
supernova which formed the Crab Nebula, first observed in 1054
2,287
views
views
29
Epsilon Eridani
star in the southern constellation Eridanus
2,119
views
views
30
Regulus
triple star system
2,055
views
views
31
HD 140283
metal-poor subgiant star
2,034
views
views
32
R136a1
Wolf-Rayet star
2,029
views
views
33
Capella
star in the constellation Auriga
1,982
views
views
34
Star of Bethlehem
celestial phenomenon that according to the New Testament revealed the birth of Jesus to the Wise Men
1,885
views
views
35
Pollux
star in the northern constellation of Gemini
1,789
views
views
36
Deneb
blue supergiant star in the constellation Cygnus
1,755
views
views
37
Eta Carinae
stellar system in the constellation Carina
1,734
views
views
38
VY Canis Majoris
red hypergiant in the constellation Canis Major
1,718
views
views
39
Gliese 710
star in the constellation Serpens
1,651
views
views
40
SN 1987A
supernova
1,585
views
views
41
Crab Pulsar
star
1,564
views
views
42
Nemesis
hypothetical star orbiting the Sun, responsible of extinction events
1,491
views
views
43
Cat's Eye Nebula
planetary nebula in the constellation Draco
1,413
views
views
44
Fomalhaut
star in the constellation Piscis Austrinus
1,403
views
views
45
SGR 1806-20
a magnetar, as of 2016, SGR 1806-20 is the most highly magnetized object ever observed
1,399
views
views
46
Blaze Star
recurring nova in the constellation Corona Borealis
1,328
views
views
47
Vela Pulsar
multi-spectrum pulsar associated with the Vela Supernova Remnant
1,327
views
views
48
Algol
triple star system in the constellation Perseus
1,271
views
views
49
S2
star orbiting close to the supermassive black hole in the center of the Milky Way
1,251
views
views
50
Earendel
the most distant star detected by the Hubble Space Telescope
1,221
views
views
51
Sirius B
White Dwarf in the constellation Canis Major
1,202
views
views
52
Tycho's Supernova
supernova in the constellation Cassiopeia
1,190
views
views
53
Omega Centauri
globular cluster in the constellation Centaurus
1,182
views
views
54
Planck star
hypothetical astronomical object, theorized as a compact, exotic star, that exists within a black hole's event horizon, created when the ene
1,124
views
views
55
Mira
binary star system in the constellation Cetus
1,058
views
views
56
GW170817
gravitational wave signal detected by the LIGO observatory on 17 August 2017
1,007
views
views
57
Wolf 359
red dwarf in the constellation Leo
979
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
961
views
views
59
Achernar
star in the constellation Eridanus
936
views
views
60
Teegarden's star
M-type red dwarf in the constellation Aries
918
views
views
61
PSR B1257+12
pulsar located around 2300 light-years from the Sun in Virgo constellation
882
views
views
62
SIMP J013656.5+093347
brown dwarf in the constellation Pisces
850
views
views
63
Pistol Star
one of the most luminous known stars in the Milky Way Galaxy
819
views
views
64
Alnitak
triple star
817
views
views
65
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Gliese 445
star in the constellation Camelopardalis
816
views
views
66
Mintaka
star system in the constellation Orion
810
views
views
67
Alnilam
blue supergiant star
803
views
views
68
Bellatrix
variable star in the constellation Orion
802
views
views
69
Thuban
star in the constellation Draco
802
views
views
70
HD 100546
star
784
views
views
71
Zeta Ursae Majoris
Binary star in the constellation Ursa Major
754
views
views
72
Lalande 21185
star in the constellation Ursa Major
739
views
views
73
82 G. Eridani
star in the constellation Eridanus
735
views
views
74
Acrux
star in the star system Alpha Crucis
731
views
views
75
Beta Centauri
star system in the southern constellation of Centaurus
711
views
views
76
OTS 44
brown dwarf
701
views
views
77
PSR J1748−2446ad
pulsar
692
views
views
78
GRB 080319B
gamma-ray burst in the constellation Boötes
687
views
views
79
Mu Cephei
star in the constellation Cepheus
680
views
views
80
Kepler-452
star in the constellation Cygnus
669
views
views
81
Commonwealth Star
seven-pointed star symbolising the Federation of Australia
657
views
views
82
Alcyone
star system in the constellation Taurus
634
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
634
views
views
84
WR 102
star
595
views
views
85
51 Pegasi
star in the constellation Pegasus
594
views
views
86
V1400 Centauri
star in the constellation Centaurus
593
views
views
87
Przybylski's Star
star in the constellation Centaurus
567
views
views
88
Sigma Draconis
star in the constellation Draco
562
views
views
89
HR 8799
star in the constellation Pegasus
542
views
views
90
Gliese 581
Red dwarf star in the constellation Libra
534
views
views
91
Gliese 12
red dwarf star in the constellation Pisces
533
views
views
92
Africa Star
medal
529
views
views
93
Alioth
star in the constellation Ursa Major
524
views
views
94
Kapteyn's Star
subdwarf star in the constellation Pictor
522
views
views
95
Alpha Centauri Bb
disproven exoplanet
513
views
views
96
UHZ1
background galaxy containing a quasar at a distance of 13.2 billion light-years from the Earth
510
views
views
97
Denebola
star in the zodiac constellation of Leo
507
views
views
98
Sigma Octantis
star in the constellation Octans
505
views
views
99
Alpha Andromedae
star in the constellation of Andromeda
503
views
views
100
Luyten's Star
star in the constellation Canis minor
502
views
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