Trending Stars this week
The 100 most-viewed stars this week on Wikipedia. Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Sun.
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Ranked
135,104
Total Views (this week)
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Sun
star at the centre of the Solar System
22,450
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Betelgeuse
red supergiant star in the constellation of Orion
8,537
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3
Tau Ceti
star in the constellation Cetus
7,070
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4
Sirius
binary star system in the constellation of Canis Major
6,870
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5
Proxima Centauri
star in Centaurus constellation
5,939
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6
Sagittarius A*
the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way Galaxy
5,713
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7
Alpha Centauri
triple star system in the constellation Centaurus
5,696
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8
Polaris
brightest star in the constellation Ursa Minor
5,564
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9
Bronze Star Medal
United States Armed Forces decoration award
5,272
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10
Vega
star in the constellation Lyra
3,528
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11
Arcturus
red giant star in the northern constellation of Boötes
3,240
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12
Silver Star
United States military decoration
3,225
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13
Antares
red supergiant star in the constellation Scorpius
2,229
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14
TRAPPIST-1
ultra-cool dwarf star in Aquarius constellation
1,694
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15
Altair
star in the constellation Aquila
1,626
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16
Barnard's Star
red dwarf star in the constellation of Ophiuchus
1,502
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17
Stephenson 2 DFK 1
Supergiant star possibly within the open cluster Stephenson 2
1,477
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18
Rigel
star system in the constellation Orion
1,415
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19
Aldebaran
star system in the constellation Taurus
1,298
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views
20
Cygnus X-1
Galactic X-ray source in the constellation Cygnus that is very likely a black hole
1,258
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21
Epsilon Eridani
star in the southern constellation Eridanus
1,213
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22
Canopus
star in the constellation of Carina
1,084
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23
HD 140283
metal-poor subgiant star
1,030
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views
24
UY Scuti
red supergiant or hypergiant star in the constellation Scutum
973
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25
Deneb
blue supergiant star in the constellation Cygnus
965
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26
Regulus
triple star system
898
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27
Procyon
binary star in the constellation Canis Minor
851
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28
Blaze Star
recurring nova in the constellation Corona Borealis
842
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29
Spica
star in the constellation Virgo
828
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views
30
Eta Carinae
stellar system in the constellation Carina
807
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31
SN 1987A
supernova
802
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32
R136a1
Wolf-Rayet star
788
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33
WOH G64
red hypergiant star in the constellation Dorado, possibly the largest well-defined star known by radius
784
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views
34
VY Canis Majoris
red hypergiant in the constellation Canis Major
776
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35
Star of Bethlehem
celestial phenomenon that according to the New Testament revealed the birth of Jesus to the Wise Men
762
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36
Capella
star in the constellation Auriga
735
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37
Nemesis
hypothetical star orbiting the Sun, responsible of extinction events
729
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38
Gliese 710
star in the constellation Serpens
727
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39
SN 1604
supernova visible from Earth in the 17th century
682
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40
Omega Centauri
globular cluster in the constellation Centaurus
653
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41
PSR J1748−2446ad
pulsar
651
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42
Fomalhaut
star in the constellation Piscis Austrinus
650
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43
LHS 1140
star in the constellation Cetus
646
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44
SN 1054
supernova which formed the Crab Nebula, first observed in 1054
630
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45
Wolf 359
red dwarf in the constellation Leo
590
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46
Crab Pulsar
star
579
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47
PSR B1257+12
pulsar located around 2300 light-years from the Sun in Virgo constellation
574
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48
Pollux
star in the northern constellation of Gemini
565
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49
Cat's Eye Nebula
planetary nebula in the constellation Draco
555
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50
Algol
triple star system in the constellation Perseus
540
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51
S2
star orbiting close to the supermassive black hole in the center of the Milky Way
538
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52
Mira
binary star system in the constellation Cetus
506
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53
Tycho's Supernova
supernova in the constellation Cassiopeia
505
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54
Vela Pulsar
multi-spectrum pulsar associated with the Vela Supernova Remnant
482
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55
Sirius B
White Dwarf in the constellation Canis Major
465
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56
SN 1006
supernova observed on 1006 AD, likely the brightest observed stellar event in recorded history
439
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57
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
422
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58
Teegarden's star
M-type red dwarf in the constellation Aries
415
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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
409
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views
60
Bellatrix
variable star in the constellation Orion
405
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views
61
Thuban
star in the constellation Draco
400
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62
SIMP J013656.5+093347
brown dwarf in the constellation Pisces
396
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63
Beta Pictoris
star in the constellation Pictor
391
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64
Achernar
star in the constellation Eridanus
380
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65
Mintaka
star system in the constellation Orion
378
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66
GW170817
gravitational wave signal detected by the LIGO observatory on 17 August 2017
378
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67
Alnitak
triple star
349
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68
Kepler-90
star in the constellation Draco
340
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69
Alnilam
blue supergiant star
332
views
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70
Pistol Star
one of the most luminous known stars in the Milky Way Galaxy
327
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71
Mu Cephei
star in the constellation Cepheus
323
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72
Przybylski's Star
star in the constellation Centaurus
322
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73
HR 8799
star in the constellation Pegasus
322
views
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74
M51-ULS-1
star
312
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75
V1400 Centauri
star in the constellation Centaurus
306
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76
Zeta Ursae Majoris
Binary star in the constellation Ursa Major
305
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77
Commonwealth Star
seven-pointed star symbolising the Federation of Australia
304
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78
WR 102
star
301
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79
PSR B1919+21
pulsar in the constellation Vulpecula
301
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80
Beta Centauri
star system in the southern constellation of Centaurus
297
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81
K2-18
star in the constellation Leo
290
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82
Kepler-51
rotationally variable star
288
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83
Lalande 21185
star in the constellation Ursa Major
288
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84
HD 7977
star in the constellation Cassiopeia
285
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85
ASASSN-15C
hypernova
283
views
views
86
Alioth
star in the constellation Ursa Major
281
views
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87
HD 100546
star
275
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88
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Gliese 445
star in the constellation Camelopardalis
272
views
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89
SGR 1806-20
a magnetar, as of 2016, SGR 1806-20 is the most highly magnetized object ever observed
271
views
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90
Kapteyn's Star
subdwarf star in the constellation Pictor
269
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91
Acrux
star in the star system Alpha Crucis
269
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92
Ross 248
Variable star in the constellation Andromeda
250
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93
Alcyone
star system in the constellation Taurus
250
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94
Denebola
star in the zodiac constellation of Leo
244
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95
Ross 128
small star in the equatorial zodiac constellation of Virgo
244
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96
Gamma Draconis
star in the northern constellation of Draco
243
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97
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
242
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98
Eta Ursae Majoris
star in the constellation Ursa Major
235
views
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99
82 G. Eridani
star in the constellation Eridanus
233
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100
Gliese 581
Red dwarf star in the constellation Libra
230
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