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The 100 most-viewed stars on Wikipedia, all time. Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Sun. Data as of 24 October 2026.
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Ranked
1,069,262
Total Views (all time)
Country
🌍 Global
1
Sun
star at the centre of the Solar System
180,811
views
views
2
Andromeda Galaxy
barred spiral galaxy within the Local Group
65,066
views
views
3
Sirius
binary star system in the constellation of Canis Major
64,505
views
views
4
Betelgeuse
red supergiant star in the constellation of Orion
49,731
views
views
5
Proxima Centauri
star in Centaurus constellation
42,267
views
views
6
Sagittarius A*
the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way Galaxy
39,930
views
views
7
Alpha Centauri
star system in the southern constellation of Centaurus
38,191
views
views
8
Polaris
brightest star in the constellation Ursa Minor
34,998
views
views
9
Vega
star in the constellation Lyra
27,765
views
views
10
Tau Ceti
star in the constellation Cetus
22,540
views
views
11
Bronze Star Medal
United States Armed Forces decoration award
20,527
views
views
12
Silver Star
United States military decoration
18,696
views
views
13
Aldebaran
wide binary star system in the constellation Taurus
18,540
views
views
14
Eta Carinae
stellar system in the constellation Carina
17,282
views
views
15
Arcturus
red giant star in the northern constellation of Boötes
16,834
views
views
16
Stephenson 2 DFK 1
Red supergiant or hypergiant possibly within the open cluster Stephenson 2
16,794
views
views
17
Antares
red supergiant star in the constellation Scorpius
15,722
views
views
18
Rigel
star system in the constellation Orion
14,365
views
views
19
TRAPPIST-1
ultra-cool dwarf star in Aquarius constellation
12,231
views
views
20
Altair
star in the constellation Aquila
11,521
views
views
21
Canopus
star in the constellation of Carina
10,788
views
views
22
SN 1604
supernova visible from Earth in the 17th century
10,084
views
views
23
Deneb
blue supergiant star in the constellation Cygnus
9,885
views
views
24
Barnard's Star
red dwarf star in the constellation of Ophiuchus
9,860
views
views
25
Regulus
triple star system
9,202
views
views
26
Omicron2 Eridani
triple star system in the constellation Eridanus
8,973
views
views
27
Star of Bethlehem
celestial phenomenon that according to the New Testament revealed the birth of Jesus to the Wise Men
8,712
views
views
28
Capella
star in the constellation Auriga
8,703
views
views
29
Cygnus X-1
Galactic X-ray source in the constellation Cygnus that is very likely a black hole
8,346
views
views
30
UY Scuti
red supergiant or hypergiant star in the constellation Scutum
8,025
views
views
31
Procyon
binary star in the constellation Canis Minor
7,814
views
views
32
Spica
star in the constellation Virgo
7,382
views
views
33
R136a1
Wolf-Rayet star
6,966
views
views
34
Fomalhaut
star in the constellation Piscis Austrinus
6,560
views
views
35
Epsilon Eridani
star in the southern constellation Eridanus
6,458
views
views
36
HD 140283
metal-poor subgiant star
6,038
views
views
37
SN 1987A
supernova
6,015
views
views
38
Gliese 710
star in the constellation Serpens
5,776
views
views
39
Blaze Star
recurring nova in the constellation Corona Borealis
5,394
views
views
40
Nemesis
hypothetical star orbiting the Sun, responsible of extinction events
5,333
views
views
41
VY Canis Majoris
red hypergiant in the constellation Canis Major
5,330
views
views
42
SN 1181
supernova within Cassiopeia, observed in 1181
5,317
views
views
43
SN 1054
supernova which formed the Crab Nebula, first observed in 1054
5,195
views
views
44
WOH G64
symbiotic binary system in the constellation Dorado
4,951
views
views
45
North Star
northern pole star
4,715
views
views
46
Algol
triple star system in the constellation Perseus
4,579
views
views
47
Pollux
star in the northern constellation of Gemini
4,573
views
views
48
Beta Pictoris
star in the constellation Pictor
4,571
views
views
49
51 Pegasi
star in the constellation Pegasus
4,486
views
views
50
SN 1006
supernova observed on 1006 AD, likely the brightest observed stellar event in recorded history
4,397
views
views
51
Cat's Eye Nebula
planetary nebula in the constellation Draco
4,282
views
views
52
Mira
binary star system in the constellation Cetus
4,217
views
views
53
Bellatrix
variable star in the constellation Orion
4,031
views
views
54
Mintaka
star system in the constellation Orion
4,027
views
views
55
Alnilam
blue supergiant star
4,021
views
views
56
Alnitak
triple star
4,015
views
views
57
Crab Pulsar
star
3,885
views
views
58
Tycho's Supernova
supernova in the constellation Cassiopeia
3,873
views
views
59
Wolf 359
red dwarf in the constellation Leo
3,767
views
views
60
HR 8799
star in the constellation Pegasus
3,737
views
views
61
PSR B1257+12
pulsar located around 2300 light-years from the Sun in Virgo constellation
3,689
views
views
62
Omega Centauri
globular cluster in the constellation Centaurus
3,679
views
views
63
GW170817
gravitational wave signal detected by the LIGO observatory on 17 August 2017
3,411
views
views
64
Thuban
star in the constellation Draco
3,374
views
views
65
PSR J1748−2446ad
pulsar
3,261
views
views
66
Son of Concubine
3rd star of the Chinese constellation Northern Pole
3,226
views
views
67
S2
star orbiting close to the supermassive black hole in the center of the Milky Way
3,144
views
views
68
Teegarden's star
M-type red dwarf in the constellation Aries
3,022
views
views
69
Achernar
star in the constellation Eridanus
2,988
views
views
70
Sirius B
White Dwarf in the constellation Canis Major
2,981
views
views
71
Zeta Ursae Majoris
Binary star in the constellation Ursa Major
2,837
views
views
72
WR 104
star system
2,793
views
views
73
Alcyone
star system in the constellation Taurus
2,766
views
views
74
Przybylski's Star
star in the constellation Centaurus
2,734
views
views
75
Pistol Star
one of the most luminous known stars in the Milky Way Galaxy
2,639
views
views
76
Vela Pulsar
multi-spectrum pulsar associated with the Vela Supernova Remnant
2,617
views
views
77
SGR 1806-20
a magnetar, as of 2016, SGR 1806-20 is the most highly magnetized object ever observed
2,579
views
views
78
Mu Cephei
star in the constellation Cepheus
2,436
views
views
79
GRB 080319B
gamma-ray burst in the constellation Boötes
2,227
views
views
80
Alioth
star in the constellation Ursa Major
2,192
views
views
81
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Gliese 445
star in the constellation Camelopardalis
2,180
views
views
82
Gliese 581
Red dwarf star in the constellation Libra
2,169
views
views
83
NML Cygni
red hypergiant star in the constellation of Cygnus, possibly the largest star known by radius
2,149
views
views
84
Eta Ursae Majoris
star in the constellation Ursa Major
2,147
views
views
85
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
2,018
views
views
86
Ross 128 b
exoplanet
2,005
views
views
87
Alpha Andromedae
star in the constellation of Andromeda
1,990
views
views
88
PSR B1919+21
pulsar in the constellation Vulpecula
1,987
views
views
89
Earendel
the most distant star detected by the Hubble Space Telescope
1,930
views
views
90
Beta Centauri
star system in the southern constellation of Centaurus
1,921
views
views
91
IRAS 00500+6713
extreme star in the constellation Cassiopeia associated with supernova remnant Pa 30
1,919
views
views
92
Kapteyn's Star
subdwarf star in the constellation Pictor
1,873
views
views
93
Lalande 21185
star in the constellation Ursa Major
1,796
views
views
94
Ross 248
Variable star in the constellation Andromeda
1,786
views
views
95
Kepler-90
star in the constellation Draco
1,772
views
views
96
Sigma Octantis
star in the constellation Octans
1,705
views
views
97
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
1,705
views
views
98
Alpha Centauri Bb
disproven exoplanet
1,694
views
views
99
Acrux
star in the star system Alpha Crucis
1,670
views
views
100
Beta Ursae Minoris
star in the constellation Ursa Minor
1,652
views
views