Trending Stars this year
The 100 most-viewed stars this year on Wikipedia. Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Sun.
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Ranked
195,035
Total Views (this year)
1
Sun
star at the centre of the Solar System
36,801
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2
Tau Ceti
star in the constellation Cetus
11,787
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3
Sirius
binary star system in the constellation of Canis Major
9,514
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4
Alpha Centauri
triple star system in the constellation Centaurus, where one of the three stars, Proxima Centauri, being the closest star to the Earth
9,149
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5
Proxima Centauri
star in Centaurus constellation
8,761
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6
Sagittarius A*
the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way Galaxy
8,461
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7
Betelgeuse
red supergiant star in the constellation of Orion
7,470
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8
SN 1006
supernova observed on 1006 AD, likely the brightest observed stellar event in recorded history
6,726
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views
9
SN 1604
supernova visible from Earth in the 17th century
5,980
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10
Polaris
brightest star in the constellation Ursa Minor
5,738
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11
Silver Star
United States military decoration
4,510
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12
Bronze Star Medal
United States Armed Forces decoration award
4,351
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13
Stephenson 2 DFK 1
Supergiant star possibly within the open cluster Stephenson 2
3,927
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14
Vega
star in the constellation Lyra
3,530
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15
Antares
red supergiant star in the constellation Scorpius
3,118
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16
Arcturus
red giant star in the northern constellation of Boötes
3,109
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17
Rigel
star system in the constellation Orion
2,345
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views
18
Aldebaran
star system in the constellation Taurus
2,275
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views
19
Barnard's Star
red dwarf star in the constellation of Ophiuchus
1,910
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views
20
Spica
star in the constellation Virgo
1,721
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views
21
Altair
star in the constellation Aquila
1,715
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views
22
Cygnus X-1
Galactic X-ray source in the constellation Cygnus that is very likely a black hole
1,707
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views
23
Canopus
star in the constellation of Carina
1,612
views
views
24
UY Scuti
red supergiant star in the constellation Scutum
1,577
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views
25
Capella
star in the constellation Auriga
1,514
views
views
26
HD 140283
metal-poor subgiant star
1,484
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views
27
Regulus
triple star system
1,453
views
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28
Procyon
binary star in the constellation Canis Minor
1,387
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views
29
R136a1
Wolf-Rayet star
1,305
views
views
30
SN 1054
supernova which formed the Crab Nebula, first observed in 1054
1,289
views
views
31
Pollux
star in the northern constellation of Gemini
1,217
views
views
32
Star of Bethlehem
celestial phenomenon that according to the New Testament revealed the birth of Jesus to the Wise Men
1,203
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views
33
Deneb
blue supergiant star in the constellation Cygnus
1,200
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views
34
Eta Carinae
stellar system in the constellation Carina
1,198
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views
35
VY Canis Majoris
red hypergiant in the constellation Canis Major
1,155
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36
SN 1987A
supernova
1,023
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views
37
Nemesis
hypothetical star orbiting the Sun, responsible of extinction events
994
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38
WOH G64
red hypergiant star in the constellation Dorado, possibly the largest well-defined star known by radius
953
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39
TRAPPIST-1
ultra-cool dwarf star in Aquarius constellation
925
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views
40
SGR 1806-20
a magnetar, as of 2016, SGR 1806-20 is the most highly magnetized object ever observed
875
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41
Fomalhaut
star in the constellation Piscis Austrinus
859
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views
42
Crab Pulsar
star
815
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43
Delta Ursae Majoris
star in the constellation Ursa Major
790
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views
44
Algol
triple star system in the constellation Perseus
768
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45
Blaze Star
recurring nova in the constellation Corona Borealis
744
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46
Tycho's Supernova
supernova in the constellation Cassiopeia
741
views
views
47
S2
star orbiting close to the supermassive black hole in the center of the Milky Way
721
views
views
48
Gliese 710
star in the constellation Serpens
718
views
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49
Omega Centauri
globular cluster in the constellation Centaurus
703
views
views
50
Vela Pulsar
multi-spectrum pulsar associated with the Vela Supernova Remnant
699
views
views
51
Cat's Eye Nebula
planetary nebula in the constellation Draco
685
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views
52
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Gliese 445
star in the constellation Camelopardalis
640
views
views
53
Earendel
the most distant star detected by the Hubble Space Telescope
635
views
views
54
Epsilon Eridani
star in the southern constellation Eridanus
604
views
views
55
GW170817
gravitational wave signal detected by the LIGO observatory on 17 August 2017
592
views
views
56
Mira
binary star system in the constellation Cetus
584
views
views
57
Sirius B
White Dwarf in the constellation Canis Major
578
views
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58
OTS 44
brown dwarf
561
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59
North Star
northern pole star
546
views
views
60
Mintaka
star system in the constellation Orion
545
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61
Alnilam
blue supergiant star
545
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62
Teegarden's star
M-type red dwarf in the constellation Aries
545
views
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63
Alnitak
triple star
532
views
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64
Achernar
star in the constellation Eridanus
518
views
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65
Zeta Ursae Majoris
Binary star in the constellation Ursa Major
517
views
views
66
Bellatrix
variable star in the constellation Orion
492
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67
Pistol Star
one of the most luminous known stars in the Milky Way Galaxy
488
views
views
68
Thuban
star in the constellation Draco
425
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69
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
413
views
views
70
Beta Centauri
star system in the southern constellation of Centaurus
406
views
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71
Mu Cephei
star in the constellation Cepheus
401
views
views
72
V1400 Centauri
star in the constellation Centaurus
388
views
views
73
SIMP J013656.5+093347
brown dwarf in the constellation Pisces
387
views
views
74
Alcyone
star system in the constellation Taurus
386
views
views
75
Lalande 21185
star in the constellation Ursa Major
376
views
views
76
Gliese 581
Red dwarf star in the constellation Libra
368
views
views
77
HD 100546
star
363
views
views
78
GRB 080319B
gamma-ray burst in the constellation Boötes
355
views
views
79
Acrux
star in the star system Alpha Crucis
354
views
views
80
Son of Concubine
3rd star of the Chinese constellation Northern Pole
347
views
views
81
Alpha Centauri Bb
disproven exoplanet
343
views
views
82
Eta Ursae Majoris
star in the constellation Ursa Major
332
views
views
83
Alioth
star in the constellation Ursa Major
331
views
views
84
51 Pegasi
star in the constellation Pegasus
330
views
views
85
82 G. Eridani
star in the constellation Eridanus
326
views
views
86
Planck star
hypothetical astronomical object, theorized as a compact, exotic star, that exists within a black hole's event horizon, created when the ene
322
views
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87
WR 102
star
316
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88
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
310
views
views
89
Denebola
star in the zodiac constellation of Leo
306
views
views
90
Alphard
star in the constellation Hydra
304
views
views
91
PSR B1257+12
pulsar located around 2300 light-years from the Sun in Virgo constellation
301
views
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92
Commonwealth Star
seven-pointed star symbolising the Federation of Australia
279
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93
Wolf 359
red dwarf in the constellation Leo
276
views
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94
Luyten's Star
star in the constellation Canis minor
271
views
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95
Kepler-452
star in the constellation Cygnus
269
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96
Africa Star
medal
266
views
views
97
Ross 128
small star in the equatorial zodiac constellation of Virgo
266
views
views
98
Przybylski's Star
star in the constellation Centaurus
265
views
views
99
VX Sagittarii
red supergiant
260
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100
Sigma Octantis
star in the constellation Octans
259
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