Trending Stars of all time
The 100 most-viewed stars of all time on Wikipedia. Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Sun.
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Ranked
286,215
Total Views (of all time)
1
Sun
star at the centre of the Solar System
68,752
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2
Tau Ceti
star in the constellation Cetus
15,904
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3
Polaris
brightest star in the constellation Ursa Minor
14,598
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4
Sagittarius A*
the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way Galaxy
14,052
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views
5
Proxima Centauri
star in Centaurus constellation
12,910
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views
6
Alpha Centauri
triple star system in the constellation Centaurus, where one of the three stars, Proxima Centauri, being the closest star to the Earth
12,757
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views
7
Sirius
binary star system in the constellation of Canis Major
9,111
views
views
8
Bronze Star Medal
United States Armed Forces decoration award
8,935
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views
9
Betelgeuse
red supergiant star in the constellation of Orion
7,349
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views
10
Silver Star
United States military decoration
7,229
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views
11
Barnard's Star
red dwarf star in the constellation of Ophiuchus
4,758
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views
12
Antares
red supergiant star in the constellation Scorpius
4,574
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views
13
Arcturus
red giant star in the northern constellation of Boötes
4,226
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views
14
Stephenson 2 DFK 1
Supergiant star possibly within the open cluster Stephenson 2
3,966
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views
15
Vega
star in the constellation Lyra
3,916
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views
16
TRAPPIST-1
ultra-cool dwarf star in Aquarius constellation
3,497
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views
17
Regulus
triple star system
3,457
views
views
18
Altair
star in the constellation Aquila
3,089
views
views
19
Rigel
star system in the constellation Orion
2,811
views
views
20
Epsilon Eridani
star in the southern constellation Eridanus
2,669
views
views
21
Aldebaran
star system in the constellation Taurus
2,245
views
views
22
WOH G64
red hypergiant star in the constellation Dorado, possibly the largest well-defined star known by radius
2,020
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views
23
Spica
star in the constellation Virgo
1,997
views
views
24
Eta Carinae
stellar system in the constellation Carina
1,992
views
views
25
HD 140283
metal-poor subgiant star
1,918
views
views
26
SN 1054
supernova which formed the Crab Nebula, first observed in 1054
1,908
views
views
27
Deneb
blue supergiant star in the constellation Cygnus
1,875
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views
28
Omega Centauri
globular cluster in the constellation Centaurus
1,769
views
views
29
Capella
star in the constellation Auriga
1,685
views
views
30
Cygnus X-1
Galactic X-ray source in the constellation Cygnus that is very likely a black hole
1,680
views
views
31
VY Canis Majoris
red hypergiant in the constellation Canis Major
1,675
views
views
32
Pollux
star in the northern constellation of Gemini
1,638
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views
33
Canopus
star in the constellation of Carina
1,636
views
views
34
R136a1
Wolf-Rayet star
1,603
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views
35
Procyon
binary star in the constellation Canis Minor
1,600
views
views
36
UY Scuti
red supergiant star in the constellation Scutum
1,534
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views
37
SN 1987A
supernova
1,528
views
views
38
Nemesis
hypothetical star orbiting the Sun, responsible of extinction events
1,426
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views
39
Gliese 710
star in the constellation Serpens
1,400
views
views
40
Algol
triple star system in the constellation Perseus
1,309
views
views
41
Fomalhaut
star in the constellation Piscis Austrinus
1,275
views
views
42
Crab Pulsar
star
1,259
views
views
43
PSR J1748−2446ad
pulsar
1,257
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views
44
Star of Bethlehem
celestial phenomenon that according to the New Testament revealed the birth of Jesus to the Wise Men
1,243
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views
45
Cat's Eye Nebula
planetary nebula in the constellation Draco
1,177
views
views
46
Earendel
the most distant star detected by the Hubble Space Telescope
1,141
views
views
47
PSR B1257+12
pulsar located around 2300 light-years from the Sun in Virgo constellation
1,082
views
views
48
Tycho's Supernova
supernova in the constellation Cassiopeia
1,073
views
views
49
Alnitak
triple star
1,068
views
views
50
SN 1604
supernova visible from Earth in the 17th century
1,038
views
views
51
SN 1006
supernova observed on 1006 AD, likely the brightest observed stellar event in recorded history
1,015
views
views
52
Mira
binary star system in the constellation Cetus
1,004
views
views
53
Vela Pulsar
multi-spectrum pulsar associated with the Vela Supernova Remnant
959
views
views
54
Sirius B
White Dwarf in the constellation Canis Major
948
views
views
55
Wolf 359
red dwarf in the constellation Leo
924
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views
56
Commonwealth Star
seven-pointed star symbolising the Federation of Australia
880
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views
57
Mu Cephei
star in the constellation Cepheus
843
views
views
58
Blaze Star
recurring nova in the constellation Corona Borealis
789
views
views
59
Planck star
hypothetical astronomical object, theorized as a compact, exotic star, that exists within a black hole's event horizon, created when the ene
789
views
views
60
Mintaka
star system in the constellation Orion
788
views
views
61
PSR B1919+21
pulsar in the constellation Vulpecula
783
views
views
62
Delta Ursae Majoris
star in the constellation Ursa Major
777
views
views
63
V1400 Centauri
star in the constellation Centaurus
777
views
views
64
Achernar
star in the constellation Eridanus
762
views
views
65
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Gliese 445
star in the constellation Camelopardalis
761
views
views
66
HR 8799
star in the constellation Pegasus
720
views
views
67
Lalande 21185
star in the constellation Ursa Major
676
views
views
68
GRB 080319B
gamma-ray burst in the constellation Boötes
674
views
views
69
Beta Centauri
star system in the southern constellation of Centaurus
651
views
views
70
Kepler-90
star in the constellation Draco
640
views
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71
S2
star orbiting close to the supermassive black hole in the center of the Milky Way
629
views
views
72
Zeta Ophiuchi
star
612
views
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73
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
611
views
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74
Teegarden's star
M-type red dwarf in the constellation Aries
599
views
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75
HD 100546
star
592
views
views
76
SGR 1806-20
a magnetar, as of 2016, SGR 1806-20 is the most highly magnetized object ever observed
571
views
views
77
Alcyone
star system in the constellation Taurus
566
views
views
78
GW170817
gravitational wave signal detected by the LIGO observatory on 17 August 2017
563
views
views
79
Alnilam
blue supergiant star
561
views
views
80
Messier 4
Globular cluster in the constellation Scorpius. Closest globular cluster.
560
views
views
81
NML Cygni
red hypergiant star in the constellation of Cygnus
552
views
views
82
Alphard
star in the constellation Hydra
551
views
views
83
Zeta Ursae Majoris
Binary star in the constellation Ursa Major
511
views
views
84
Pistol Star
one of the most luminous known stars in the Milky Way Galaxy
508
views
views
85
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
506
views
views
86
PSR B1913+16
pulsar in the constellation Aquila
504
views
views
87
Bellatrix
variable star in the constellation Orion
493
views
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88
M51-ULS-1
star
491
views
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89
Thuban
star in the constellation Draco
482
views
views
90
SIMP J013656.5+093347
brown dwarf in the constellation Pisces
482
views
views
91
Kapteyn's Star
subdwarf star in the constellation Pictor
480
views
views
92
Luyten's Star
star in the constellation Canis minor
480
views
views
93
Godzilla Star
variable star
475
views
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94
51 Pegasi
star in the constellation Pegasus
456
views
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95
Africa Star
medal
456
views
views
96
Przybylski's Star
star in the constellation Centaurus
444
views
views
97
Alioth
star in the constellation Ursa Major
443
views
views
98
Sigma Draconis
star in the constellation Draco
432
views
views
99
Ross 128
small star in the equatorial zodiac constellation of Virgo
418
views
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100
WR 102
star
416
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