Trending Stars in USA — September 2026
The 100 most-viewed stars on Wikipedia, September 2026 (English-language edition). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Sun. Data as of 24 October 2026.
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Ranked
1,047,223
Total Views (September 2026)
1
Sun
star at the centre of the Solar System
170,069
views
views
2
Andromeda Galaxy
barred spiral galaxy within the Local Group
60,533
views
views
3
Sirius
binary star system in the constellation of Canis Major
50,906
views
views
4
Sagittarius A*
the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way Galaxy
47,935
views
views
5
Proxima Centauri
star in Centaurus constellation
44,556
views
views
6
Alpha Centauri
star system in the southern constellation of Centaurus
42,757
views
views
7
Betelgeuse
red supergiant star in the constellation of Orion
42,632
views
views
8
Polaris
brightest star in the constellation Ursa Minor
38,941
views
views
9
Bronze Star Medal
United States Armed Forces decoration award
32,581
views
views
10
Tau Ceti
star in the constellation Cetus
26,996
views
views
11
Vega
star in the constellation Lyra
25,137
views
views
12
Silver Star
United States military decoration
22,968
views
views
13
Arcturus
red giant star in the northern constellation of Boötes
18,291
views
views
14
Antares
red supergiant star in the constellation Scorpius
17,789
views
views
15
Omicron2 Eridani
triple star system in the constellation Eridanus
15,510
views
views
16
Rigel
star system in the constellation Orion
14,194
views
views
17
TRAPPIST-1
ultra-cool dwarf star in Aquarius constellation
13,561
views
views
18
Altair
star in the constellation Aquila
11,441
views
views
19
Stephenson 2 DFK 1
Red supergiant or hypergiant possibly within the open cluster Stephenson 2
11,201
views
views
20
Barnard's Star
red dwarf star in the constellation of Ophiuchus
11,076
views
views
21
Aldebaran
wide binary star system in the constellation Taurus
10,594
views
views
22
UY Scuti
red supergiant or hypergiant star in the constellation Scutum
9,721
views
views
23
Cygnus X-1
Galactic X-ray source in the constellation Cygnus that is very likely a black hole
8,573
views
views
24
Canopus
star in the constellation of Carina
8,533
views
views
25
Deneb
blue supergiant star in the constellation Cygnus
7,985
views
views
26
HD 140283
metal-poor subgiant star
7,835
views
views
27
Epsilon Eridani
star in the southern constellation Eridanus
7,810
views
views
28
Spica
star in the constellation Virgo
7,602
views
views
29
WOH G64
symbiotic binary system in the constellation Dorado
7,593
views
views
30
Capella
star in the constellation Auriga
7,457
views
views
31
Wolf 359
red dwarf in the constellation Leo
7,300
views
views
32
Star of Bethlehem
celestial phenomenon that according to the New Testament revealed the birth of Jesus to the Wise Men
6,809
views
views
33
R136a1
Wolf-Rayet star
6,662
views
views
34
Procyon
binary star in the constellation Canis Minor
6,549
views
views
35
Regulus
triple star system
6,548
views
views
36
Eta Carinae
stellar system in the constellation Carina
6,345
views
views
37
VY Canis Majoris
red hypergiant in the constellation Canis Major
6,189
views
views
38
Fomalhaut
star in the constellation Piscis Austrinus
6,029
views
views
39
Nemesis
hypothetical star orbiting the Sun, responsible of extinction events
5,463
views
views
40
SN 1054
supernova which formed the Crab Nebula, first observed in 1054
5,200
views
views
41
Blaze Star
recurring nova in the constellation Corona Borealis
5,106
views
views
42
SN 1604
supernova visible from Earth in the 17th century
5,068
views
views
43
SN 1987A
supernova
5,010
views
views
44
Gliese 710
star in the constellation Serpens
4,995
views
views
45
Omega Centauri
globular cluster in the constellation Centaurus
4,840
views
views
46
PSR J1748−2446ad
pulsar
4,808
views
views
47
Kapteyn's Star
subdwarf star in the constellation Pictor
4,778
views
views
48
Algol
triple star system in the constellation Perseus
4,695
views
views
49
Pollux
star in the northern constellation of Gemini
4,493
views
views
50
Crab Pulsar
star
4,406
views
views
51
Beta Pictoris
star in the constellation Pictor
4,384
views
views
52
PSR B1257+12
pulsar located around 2300 light-years from the Sun in Virgo constellation
4,198
views
views
53
Mira
binary star system in the constellation Cetus
4,187
views
views
54
Cat's Eye Nebula
planetary nebula in the constellation Draco
4,131
views
views
55
Sirius B
White Dwarf in the constellation Canis Major
3,863
views
views
56
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
3,642
views
views
57
S2
star orbiting close to the supermassive black hole in the center of the Milky Way
3,619
views
views
58
Tycho's Supernova
supernova in the constellation Cassiopeia
3,521
views
views
59
Alnitak
triple star
3,376
views
views
60
GW170817
gravitational wave signal detected by the LIGO observatory on 17 August 2017
3,348
views
views
61
GRB 080319B
gamma-ray burst in the constellation Boötes
3,348
views
views
62
Vela Pulsar
multi-spectrum pulsar associated with the Vela Supernova Remnant
3,348
views
views
63
Bellatrix
variable star in the constellation Orion
3,275
views
views
64
SN 1006
supernova observed on 1006 AD, likely the brightest observed stellar event in recorded history
3,051
views
views
65
Teegarden's star
M-type red dwarf in the constellation Aries
3,017
views
views
66
HR 8799
star in the constellation Pegasus
3,007
views
views
67
Alnilam
blue supergiant star
2,958
views
views
68
Mintaka
star system in the constellation Orion
2,926
views
views
69
Achernar
star in the constellation Eridanus
2,895
views
views
70
PSR B1919+21
pulsar in the constellation Vulpecula
2,826
views
views
71
Godzilla Star
variable star
2,705
views
views
72
Thuban
star in the constellation Draco
2,656
views
views
73
SIMP J013656.5+093347
brown dwarf in the constellation Pisces
2,645
views
views
74
Pistol Star
one of the most luminous known stars in the Milky Way Galaxy
2,623
views
views
75
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Gliese 445
star in the constellation Camelopardalis
2,479
views
views
76
Kepler-1638
g-type star in the constellation Cygnus
2,415
views
views
77
Mu Cephei
star in the constellation Cepheus
2,388
views
views
78
Alcyone
star system in the constellation Taurus
2,344
views
views
79
WR 102
star
2,332
views
views
80
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
2,323
views
views
81
Zeta Ursae Majoris
Binary star in the constellation Ursa Major
2,225
views
views
82
Beta Centauri
star system in the southern constellation of Centaurus
2,219
views
views
83
Lalande 21185
star in the constellation Ursa Major
2,215
views
views
84
Przybylski's Star
star in the constellation Centaurus
2,210
views
views
85
Ross 128 b
exoplanet
2,160
views
views
86
Sigma Octantis
star in the constellation Octans
2,120
views
views
87
SGR 1806-20
a magnetar, as of 2016, SGR 1806-20 is the most highly magnetized object ever observed
2,115
views
views
88
Kepler-90
star in the constellation Draco
2,103
views
views
89
Ross 248
Variable star in the constellation Andromeda
1,982
views
views
90
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 the Second World War
1,928
views
views
91
Acrux
star in the star system Alpha Crucis
1,895
views
views
92
Commonwealth Star
seven-pointed star symbolising the Federation of Australia
1,891
views
views
93
Alioth
star in the constellation Ursa Major
1,853
views
views
94
HD 100546
star
1,837
views
views
95
OTS 44
brown dwarf
1,826
views
views
96
V1400 Centauri
star in the constellation Centaurus
1,826
views
views
97
Alpha Andromedae
star in the constellation of Andromeda
1,818
views
views
98
Gliese 581
Red dwarf star in the constellation Libra
1,742
views
views
99
RX J1856.5-3754
star
1,696
views
views
100
Kepler-452
star in the constellation Cygnus
1,662
views
views