Trending Stars this week
The 100 most-viewed stars this week on Wikipedia. Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Sun.
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117,680
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Sun
star at the centre of the Solar System
25,166
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2
Tau Ceti
star in the constellation Cetus
5,902
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3
Alpha Centauri
triple star system in the constellation Centaurus, where one of the three stars, Proxima Centauri, being the closest star to the Earth
5,357
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4
Proxima Centauri
star in Centaurus constellation
5,330
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5
Sagittarius A*
the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way Galaxy
5,004
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6
Sirius
binary star system in the constellation of Canis Major
4,828
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7
Polaris
brightest star in the constellation Ursa Minor
4,312
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8
Bronze Star Medal
United States Armed Forces decoration award
3,812
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9
Betelgeuse
red supergiant star in the constellation of Orion
3,754
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10
Silver Star
United States military decoration
3,619
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11
Vega
star in the constellation Lyra
2,652
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12
Arcturus
red giant star in the northern constellation of Boötes
2,593
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13
Antares
red supergiant star in the constellation Scorpius
2,129
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14
TRAPPIST-1
ultra-cool dwarf star in Aquarius constellation
1,437
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15
Stephenson 2 DFK 1
Supergiant star possibly within the open cluster Stephenson 2
1,420
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16
Barnard's Star
red dwarf star in the constellation of Ophiuchus
1,165
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17
Altair
star in the constellation Aquila
1,114
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18
Aldebaran
star system in the constellation Taurus
1,100
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19
Epsilon Eridani
star in the southern constellation Eridanus
1,052
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20
Rigel
star system in the constellation Orion
1,051
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21
Regulus
triple star system
1,029
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22
SN 1054
supernova which formed the Crab Nebula, first observed in 1054
991
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23
Canopus
star in the constellation of Carina
920
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24
Pollux
star in the northern constellation of Gemini
913
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25
Cygnus X-1
Galactic X-ray source in the constellation Cygnus that is very likely a black hole
873
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26
HD 140283
metal-poor subgiant star
857
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27
UY Scuti
red supergiant star in the constellation Scutum
856
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28
Procyon
binary star in the constellation Canis Minor
810
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29
Eta Carinae
stellar system in the constellation Carina
809
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30
Star of Bethlehem
celestial phenomenon that according to the New Testament revealed the birth of Jesus to the Wise Men
794
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31
Blaze Star
recurring nova in the constellation Corona Borealis
776
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32
Spica
star in the constellation Virgo
768
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33
VY Canis Majoris
red hypergiant in the constellation Canis Major
739
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34
WOH G64
red hypergiant star in the constellation Dorado, possibly the largest well-defined star known by radius
733
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35
Omega Centauri
globular cluster in the constellation Centaurus
730
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36
R136a1
Wolf-Rayet star
680
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37
Capella
star in the constellation Auriga
672
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38
Deneb
blue supergiant star in the constellation Cygnus
671
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39
SN 1604
supernova visible from Earth in the 17th century
565
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40
SIMP J013656.5+093347
brown dwarf in the constellation Pisces
509
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41
Nemesis
hypothetical star orbiting the Sun, responsible of extinction events
506
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42
Crab Pulsar
star
504
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43
S2
star orbiting close to the supermassive black hole in the center of the Milky Way
495
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44
Gliese 710
star in the constellation Serpens
495
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45
Algol
triple star system in the constellation Perseus
488
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46
Wolf 359
red dwarf in the constellation Leo
486
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47
Przybylski's Star
star in the constellation Centaurus
476
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48
Fomalhaut
star in the constellation Piscis Austrinus
469
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49
Cat's Eye Nebula
planetary nebula in the constellation Draco
461
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50
PSR B1257+12
pulsar located around 2300 light-years from the Sun in Virgo constellation
455
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51
Earendel
the most distant star detected by the Hubble Space Telescope
448
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52
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
445
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53
PSR J1748−2446ad
pulsar
441
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54
SN 1987A
supernova
412
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55
Sirius B
White Dwarf in the constellation Canis Major
404
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56
Mira
binary star system in the constellation Cetus
384
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57
Tycho's Supernova
supernova in the constellation Cassiopeia
383
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58
SN 1006
supernova observed on 1006 AD, likely the brightest observed stellar event in recorded history
372
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59
HR 8799
star in the constellation Pegasus
369
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60
Thuban
star in the constellation Draco
362
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61
Teegarden's star
M-type red dwarf in the constellation Aries
359
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62
Alnitak
triple star
343
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63
GW170817
gravitational wave signal detected by the LIGO observatory on 17 August 2017
341
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64
TOI 1338
binary star system
338
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65
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Gliese 445
star in the constellation Camelopardalis
336
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66
Achernar
star in the constellation Eridanus
313
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67
Pistol Star
one of the most luminous known stars in the Milky Way Galaxy
312
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68
Planck star
hypothetical astronomical object, theorized as a compact, exotic star, that exists within a black hole's event horizon, created when the ene
309
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69
Bellatrix
variable star in the constellation Orion
303
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70
Beta Centauri
star system in the southern constellation of Centaurus
302
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71
Mu Cephei
star in the constellation Cepheus
299
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72
Kepler-90
star in the constellation Draco
299
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73
Vela Pulsar
multi-spectrum pulsar associated with the Vela Supernova Remnant
295
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74
PSR B1919+21
pulsar in the constellation Vulpecula
281
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75
Alnilam
blue supergiant star
275
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76
Lalande 21185
star in the constellation Ursa Major
274
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77
OTS 44
brown dwarf
272
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78
Mintaka
star system in the constellation Orion
271
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79
Zeta Ursae Majoris
Binary star in the constellation Ursa Major
262
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80
Alcyone
star system in the constellation Taurus
259
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81
SGR 1806-20
a magnetar, as of 2016, SGR 1806-20 is the most highly magnetized object ever observed
256
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82
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
256
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83
82 G. Eridani
star in the constellation Eridanus
240
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84
Alphard
star in the constellation Hydra
233
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85
WR 102
star
231
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86
HD 100546
star
228
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87
Acrux
star in the star system Alpha Crucis
226
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88
M51-ULS-1
star
216
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89
Africa Star
medal
213
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90
Ross 248
Variable star in the constellation Andromeda
210
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91
Gliese 581
Red dwarf star in the constellation Libra
210
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92
Commonwealth Star
seven-pointed star symbolising the Federation of Australia
208
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93
Eta Ursae Majoris
star in the constellation Ursa Major
206
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94
Godzilla Star
variable star
205
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95
K2-18
star in the constellation Leo
205
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96
Beta Ursae Minoris
star in the constellation Ursa Minor
194
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97
Alioth
star in the constellation Ursa Major
189
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98
UHZ1
background galaxy containing a quasar at a distance of 13.2 billion light-years from the Earth
188
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99
Kepler-186
star in the constellation Cygnus
188
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100
Luyten's Star
star in the constellation Canis minor
188
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