Trending Stars this month
The 100 most-viewed stars this month on Wikipedia. Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Sun.
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64,825
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Sun
star at the centre of the Solar System
13,757
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Tau Ceti
star in the constellation Cetus
3,730
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Sirius
binary star system in the constellation of Canis Major
3,195
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4
Proxima Centauri
star in Centaurus constellation
2,826
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5
Alpha Centauri
triple star system in the constellation Centaurus, where one of the three stars, Proxima Centauri, being the closest star to the Earth
2,682
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Betelgeuse
red supergiant star in the constellation of Orion
2,497
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7
Sagittarius A*
the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way Galaxy
2,211
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8
Polaris
brightest star in the constellation Ursa Minor
2,040
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9
Antares
red supergiant star in the constellation Scorpius
1,627
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10
Silver Star
United States military decoration
1,543
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11
Bronze Star Medal
United States Armed Forces decoration award
1,328
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12
Vega
star in the constellation Lyra
1,304
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13
Arcturus
red giant star in the northern constellation of Boötes
1,262
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14
Stephenson 2 DFK 1
Supergiant star possibly within the open cluster Stephenson 2
1,097
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15
Aldebaran
star system in the constellation Taurus
828
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16
Capella
star in the constellation Auriga
727
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17
TRAPPIST-1
ultra-cool dwarf star in Aquarius constellation
715
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18
Rigel
star system in the constellation Orion
706
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19
Altair
star in the constellation Aquila
705
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20
Delta Ursae Majoris
star in the constellation Ursa Major
702
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21
Spica
star in the constellation Virgo
598
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22
Barnard's Star
red dwarf star in the constellation of Ophiuchus
595
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23
Canopus
star in the constellation of Carina
572
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24
Pollux
star in the northern constellation of Gemini
568
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25
Regulus
triple star system
562
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26
Star of Bethlehem
celestial phenomenon that according to the New Testament revealed the birth of Jesus to the Wise Men
534
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27
Procyon
binary star in the constellation Canis Minor
507
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28
UY Scuti
red supergiant star in the constellation Scutum
490
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29
Deneb
blue supergiant star in the constellation Cygnus
489
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30
Epsilon Eridani
star in the southern constellation Eridanus
455
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31
R136a1
Wolf-Rayet star
449
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32
Eta Carinae
stellar system in the constellation Carina
439
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33
Cygnus X-1
Galactic X-ray source in the constellation Cygnus that is very likely a black hole
423
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34
HD 140283
metal-poor subgiant star
385
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35
VY Canis Majoris
red hypergiant in the constellation Canis Major
372
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36
SN 1054
supernova which formed the Crab Nebula, first observed in 1054
355
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37
North Star
northern pole star
346
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38
SN 1604
supernova visible from Earth in the 17th century
319
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39
Fomalhaut
star in the constellation Piscis Austrinus
310
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40
SN 1987A
supernova
305
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41
Nemesis
hypothetical star orbiting the Sun, responsible of extinction events
298
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42
WOH G64
red hypergiant star in the constellation Dorado, possibly the largest well-defined star known by radius
276
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43
Omega Centauri
globular cluster in the constellation Centaurus
275
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44
Blaze Star
recurring nova in the constellation Corona Borealis
275
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45
Crab Pulsar
star
272
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46
Algol
triple star system in the constellation Perseus
260
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47
Cat's Eye Nebula
planetary nebula in the constellation Draco
249
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48
PSR B1257+12
pulsar located around 2300 light-years from the Sun in Virgo constellation
240
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49
Son of Concubine
3rd star of the Chinese constellation Northern Pole
230
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50
Wolf 359
red dwarf in the constellation Leo
225
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51
Gliese 710
star in the constellation Serpens
223
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52
Mira
binary star system in the constellation Cetus
222
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53
Vela Pulsar
multi-spectrum pulsar associated with the Vela Supernova Remnant
219
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54
Tycho's Supernova
supernova in the constellation Cassiopeia
218
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55
SN 1006
supernova observed on 1006 AD, likely the brightest observed stellar event in recorded history
216
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56
Alnilam
blue supergiant star
216
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57
Earendel
the most distant star detected by the Hubble Space Telescope
214
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58
PSR J1748−2446ad
pulsar
208
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59
Mintaka
star system in the constellation Orion
205
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60
S2
star orbiting close to the supermassive black hole in the center of the Milky Way
200
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61
GW170817
gravitational wave signal detected by the LIGO observatory on 17 August 2017
199
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62
Bellatrix
variable star in the constellation Orion
195
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63
Alnitak
triple star
191
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64
Teegarden's star
M-type red dwarf in the constellation Aries
185
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65
Zeta Ursae Majoris
Binary star in the constellation Ursa Major
179
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66
V1400 Centauri
star in the constellation Centaurus
173
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67
Pistol Star
one of the most luminous known stars in the Milky Way Galaxy
173
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68
Thuban
star in the constellation Draco
172
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69
Achernar
star in the constellation Eridanus
167
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70
Beta Centauri
star system in the southern constellation of Centaurus
166
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71
Planck star
hypothetical astronomical object, theorized as a compact, exotic star, that exists within a black hole's event horizon, created when the ene
151
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72
Mu Cephei
star in the constellation Cepheus
147
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73
HR 8799
star in the constellation Pegasus
147
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74
Denebola
star in the zodiac constellation of Leo
146
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75
SIMP J013656.5+093347
brown dwarf in the constellation Pisces
146
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76
Alcyone
star system in the constellation Taurus
141
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77
PSR B1919+21
pulsar in the constellation Vulpecula
136
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78
Gliese 581
Red dwarf star in the constellation Libra
135
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79
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Gliese 445
star in the constellation Camelopardalis
130
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80
Ross 248
Variable star in the constellation Andromeda
128
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81
Eta Ursae Majoris
star in the constellation Ursa Major
127
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82
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
126
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83
VV Cephei
binary star in the constellation Cepheus
125
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84
Sirius B
White Dwarf in the constellation Canis Major
125
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85
Alphard
star in the constellation Hydra
124
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86
SGR 1806-20
a magnetar, as of 2016, SGR 1806-20 is the most highly magnetized object ever observed
123
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87
Messier 4
Globular cluster in the constellation Scorpius. Closest globular cluster.
123
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88
OTS 44
brown dwarf
123
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89
Alpha Centauri Bb
disproven exoplanet
118
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90
51 Pegasi
star in the constellation Pegasus
116
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91
Alioth
star in the constellation Ursa Major
115
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92
Lalande 21185
star in the constellation Ursa Major
115
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93
Acrux
star in the star system Alpha Crucis
115
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94
Gamma Cassiopeiae
star in the constellation Cassiopeia
115
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95
Kepler-90
star in the constellation Draco
112
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96
NML Cygni
red hypergiant star in the constellation of Cygnus
108
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97
Ross 128
small star in the equatorial zodiac constellation of Virgo
105
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98
Luyten's Star
star in the constellation Canis minor
104
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99
Sigma Draconis
star in the constellation Draco
103
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100
GRB 080319B
gamma-ray burst in the constellation Boötes
100
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