Trending Stars — September 2026
The 100 most-viewed stars on Wikipedia, September 2026. Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Sun. Data as of 24 October 2026.
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Ranked
1,626,208
Total Views (September 2026)
1
Sun
star at the centre of the Solar System
260,150
views
views
2
Andromeda Galaxy
barred spiral galaxy within the Local Group
95,413
views
views
3
Sirius
binary star system in the constellation of Canis Major
89,929
views
views
4
Betelgeuse
red supergiant star in the constellation of Orion
76,865
views
views
5
Proxima Centauri
star in Centaurus constellation
70,576
views
views
6
Sagittarius A*
the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way Galaxy
67,595
views
views
7
Alpha Centauri
star system in the southern constellation of Centaurus
64,585
views
views
8
Polaris
brightest star in the constellation Ursa Minor
60,359
views
views
9
Vega
star in the constellation Lyra
40,591
views
views
10
Bronze Star Medal
United States Armed Forces decoration award
38,869
views
views
11
Tau Ceti
star in the constellation Cetus
37,004
views
views
12
Silver Star
United States military decoration
34,639
views
views
13
Antares
red supergiant star in the constellation Scorpius
30,580
views
views
14
Arcturus
red giant star in the northern constellation of Boötes
29,720
views
views
15
Stephenson 2 DFK 1
Red supergiant or hypergiant possibly within the open cluster Stephenson 2
24,552
views
views
16
Rigel
star system in the constellation Orion
22,460
views
views
17
Aldebaran
wide binary star system in the constellation Taurus
22,255
views
views
18
Altair
star in the constellation Aquila
21,995
views
views
19
Omicron2 Eridani
triple star system in the constellation Eridanus
19,047
views
views
20
TRAPPIST-1
ultra-cool dwarf star in Aquarius constellation
17,999
views
views
21
UY Scuti
red supergiant or hypergiant star in the constellation Scutum
17,087
views
views
22
Barnard's Star
red dwarf star in the constellation of Ophiuchus
15,301
views
views
23
Deneb
blue supergiant star in the constellation Cygnus
15,175
views
views
24
Canopus
star in the constellation of Carina
14,784
views
views
25
Spica
star in the constellation Virgo
13,822
views
views
26
Eta Carinae
stellar system in the constellation Carina
13,814
views
views
27
Capella
star in the constellation Auriga
13,503
views
views
28
Star of Bethlehem
celestial phenomenon that according to the New Testament revealed the birth of Jesus to the Wise Men
12,600
views
views
29
Cygnus X-1
Galactic X-ray source in the constellation Cygnus that is very likely a black hole
11,850
views
views
30
Regulus
triple star system
11,569
views
views
31
R136a1
Wolf-Rayet star
10,802
views
views
32
Fomalhaut
star in the constellation Piscis Austrinus
10,511
views
views
33
HD 140283
metal-poor subgiant star
10,420
views
views
34
Procyon
binary star in the constellation Canis Minor
10,254
views
views
35
Epsilon Eridani
star in the southern constellation Eridanus
10,051
views
views
36
VY Canis Majoris
red hypergiant in the constellation Canis Major
10,042
views
views
37
WOH G64
symbiotic binary system in the constellation Dorado
9,240
views
views
38
Wolf 359
red dwarf in the constellation Leo
8,823
views
views
39
Nemesis
hypothetical star orbiting the Sun, responsible of extinction events
8,502
views
views
40
SN 1054
supernova which formed the Crab Nebula, first observed in 1054
7,484
views
views
41
Beta Pictoris
star in the constellation Pictor
7,453
views
views
42
SN 1987A
supernova
7,404
views
views
43
Pollux
star in the northern constellation of Gemini
7,289
views
views
44
SN 1604
supernova visible from Earth in the 17th century
7,148
views
views
45
Algol
triple star system in the constellation Perseus
7,122
views
views
46
Gliese 710
star in the constellation Serpens
6,876
views
views
47
Mira
binary star system in the constellation Cetus
6,464
views
views
48
Blaze Star
recurring nova in the constellation Corona Borealis
6,464
views
views
49
Cat's Eye Nebula
planetary nebula in the constellation Draco
6,389
views
views
50
Omega Centauri
globular cluster in the constellation Centaurus
6,320
views
views
51
PSR J1748−2446ad
pulsar
6,218
views
views
52
Crab Pulsar
star
6,138
views
views
53
PSR B1257+12
pulsar located around 2300 light-years from the Sun in Virgo constellation
5,930
views
views
54
Alnitak
triple star
5,553
views
views
55
Alnilam
blue supergiant star
5,502
views
views
56
North Star
northern pole star
5,373
views
views
57
Kapteyn's Star
subdwarf star in the constellation Pictor
5,278
views
views
58
Mintaka
star system in the constellation Orion
5,178
views
views
59
Bellatrix
variable star in the constellation Orion
5,176
views
views
60
Son of Concubine
3rd star of the Chinese constellation Northern Pole
4,989
views
views
61
S2
star orbiting close to the supermassive black hole in the center of the Milky Way
4,915
views
views
62
Tycho's Supernova
supernova in the constellation Cassiopeia
4,902
views
views
63
Teegarden's star
M-type red dwarf in the constellation Aries
4,757
views
views
64
Achernar
star in the constellation Eridanus
4,687
views
views
65
Zeta Ursae Majoris
Binary star in the constellation Ursa Major
4,603
views
views
66
GRB 080319B
gamma-ray burst in the constellation Boötes
4,601
views
views
67
GW170817
gravitational wave signal detected by the LIGO observatory on 17 August 2017
4,506
views
views
68
Vela Pulsar
multi-spectrum pulsar associated with the Vela Supernova Remnant
4,430
views
views
69
SN 1006
supernova observed on 1006 AD, likely the brightest observed stellar event in recorded history
4,331
views
views
70
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
4,079
views
views
71
Pistol Star
one of the most luminous known stars in the Milky Way Galaxy
4,024
views
views
72
Sirius B
White Dwarf in the constellation Canis Major
4,009
views
views
73
Thuban
star in the constellation Draco
3,928
views
views
74
HR 8799
star in the constellation Pegasus
3,906
views
views
75
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Gliese 445
star in the constellation Camelopardalis
3,805
views
views
76
Alcyone
star system in the constellation Taurus
3,804
views
views
77
PSR B1919+21
pulsar in the constellation Vulpecula
3,748
views
views
78
Mu Cephei
star in the constellation Cepheus
3,737
views
views
79
Ross 128 b
exoplanet
3,399
views
views
80
Przybylski's Star
star in the constellation Centaurus
3,378
views
views
81
Beta Centauri
star system in the southern constellation of Centaurus
3,295
views
views
82
Alioth
star in the constellation Ursa Major
3,252
views
views
83
Lalande 21185
star in the constellation Ursa Major
3,172
views
views
84
SGR 1806-20
a magnetar, as of 2016, SGR 1806-20 is the most highly magnetized object ever observed
3,086
views
views
85
Earendel
the most distant star detected by the Hubble Space Telescope
3,077
views
views
86
SIMP J013656.5+093347
brown dwarf in the constellation Pisces
2,985
views
views
87
Gliese 581
Red dwarf star in the constellation Libra
2,979
views
views
88
WR 102
star
2,955
views
views
89
Godzilla Star
variable star
2,919
views
views
90
Alpha Andromedae
star in the constellation of Andromeda
2,918
views
views
91
Eta Ursae Majoris
star in the constellation Ursa Major
2,902
views
views
92
Sigma Octantis
star in the constellation Octans
2,857
views
views
93
Ross 248
Variable star in the constellation Andromeda
2,837
views
views
94
Acrux
star in the star system Alpha Crucis
2,824
views
views
95
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
2,795
views
views
96
Kepler-90
star in the constellation Draco
2,763
views
views
97
Alphard
star in the constellation Hydra
2,548
views
views
98
Kepler-1638
g-type star in the constellation Cygnus
2,517
views
views
99
Gamma Cassiopeiae
star in the constellation Cassiopeia
2,478
views
views
100
Alpha Centauri Bb
disproven exoplanet
2,419
views
views