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