Trending Stars in USA this year
The 100 most-viewed stars this year on Wikipedia (USA). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Sun.
100
Ranked
433,505
Total Views (this year)
1
Sun
star at the centre of the Solar System
78,695
views
views
2
Tau Ceti
star in the constellation Cetus
22,469
views
views
3
Betelgeuse
red supergiant star in the constellation of Orion
22,397
views
views
4
Sirius
binary star system in the constellation of Canis Major
20,389
views
views
5
Proxima Centauri
star in Centaurus constellation
19,955
views
views
6
Alpha Centauri
triple star system in the constellation Centaurus
19,562
views
views
7
Sagittarius A*
the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way Galaxy
18,656
views
views
8
Polaris
brightest star in the constellation Ursa Minor
15,715
views
views
9
Bronze Star Medal
United States Armed Forces decoration award
14,710
views
views
10
Silver Star
United States military decoration
10,469
views
views
11
Vega
star in the constellation Lyra
9,674
views
views
12
Arcturus
red giant star in the northern constellation of Boötes
8,307
views
views
13
Antares
red supergiant star in the constellation Scorpius
7,611
views
views
14
SN 1006
supernova observed on 1006 AD, likely the brightest observed stellar event in recorded history
7,519
views
views
15
SN 1604
supernova visible from Earth in the 17th century
7,133
views
views
16
Stephenson 2 DFK 1
Supergiant star possibly within the open cluster Stephenson 2
5,931
views
views
17
Barnard's Star
red dwarf star in the constellation of Ophiuchus
4,851
views
views
18
Rigel
star system in the constellation Orion
4,812
views
views
19
Altair
star in the constellation Aquila
4,408
views
views
20
Aldebaran
star system in the constellation Taurus
4,112
views
views
21
Cygnus X-1
Galactic X-ray source in the constellation Cygnus that is very likely a black hole
4,017
views
views
22
TRAPPIST-1
ultra-cool dwarf star in Aquarius constellation
3,941
views
views
23
Canopus
star in the constellation of Carina
3,364
views
views
24
UY Scuti
red supergiant or hypergiant star in the constellation Scutum
3,185
views
views
25
HD 140283
metal-poor subgiant star
3,073
views
views
26
Epsilon Eridani
star in the southern constellation Eridanus
2,966
views
views
27
Spica
star in the constellation Virgo
2,964
views
views
28
Regulus
triple star system
2,950
views
views
29
Procyon
binary star in the constellation Canis Minor
2,796
views
views
30
Gliese 710
star in the constellation Serpens
2,772
views
views
31
R136a1
Wolf-Rayet star
2,636
views
views
32
Deneb
blue supergiant star in the constellation Cygnus
2,629
views
views
33
Nemesis
hypothetical star orbiting the Sun, responsible of extinction events
2,548
views
views
34
Eta Carinae
stellar system in the constellation Carina
2,544
views
views
35
VY Canis Majoris
red hypergiant in the constellation Canis Major
2,463
views
views
36
Blaze Star
recurring nova in the constellation Corona Borealis
2,418
views
views
37
SN 1054
supernova which formed the Crab Nebula, first observed in 1054
2,417
views
views
38
Star of Bethlehem
celestial phenomenon that according to the New Testament revealed the birth of Jesus to the Wise Men
2,410
views
views
39
WOH G64
red hypergiant star in the constellation Dorado, possibly the largest well-defined star known by radius
2,408
views
views
40
SN 1987A
supernova
2,304
views
views
41
Capella
star in the constellation Auriga
2,282
views
views
42
Omega Centauri
globular cluster in the constellation Centaurus
1,978
views
views
43
Fomalhaut
star in the constellation Piscis Austrinus
1,934
views
views
44
Crab Pulsar
star
1,934
views
views
45
Pollux
star in the northern constellation of Gemini
1,919
views
views
46
S2
star orbiting close to the supermassive black hole in the center of the Milky Way
1,864
views
views
47
PSR J1748−2446ad
pulsar
1,800
views
views
48
Algol
triple star system in the constellation Perseus
1,737
views
views
49
Cat's Eye Nebula
planetary nebula in the constellation Draco
1,713
views
views
50
Sirius B
White Dwarf in the constellation Canis Major
1,631
views
views
51
Vela Pulsar
multi-spectrum pulsar associated with the Vela Supernova Remnant
1,527
views
views
52
Tycho's Supernova
supernova in the constellation Cassiopeia
1,504
views
views
53
Mira
binary star system in the constellation Cetus
1,473
views
views
54
GW170817
gravitational wave signal detected by the LIGO observatory on 17 August 2017
1,415
views
views
55
PSR B1257+12
pulsar located around 2300 light-years from the Sun in Virgo constellation
1,411
views
views
56
Wolf 359
red dwarf in the constellation Leo
1,411
views
views
57
HD 7977
star in the constellation Cassiopeia
1,410
views
views
58
SGR 1806-20
a magnetar, as of 2016, SGR 1806-20 is the most highly magnetized object ever observed
1,373
views
views
59
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
1,365
views
views
60
Alnitak
triple star
1,299
views
views
61
SIMP J013656.5+093347
brown dwarf in the constellation Pisces
1,258
views
views
62
Mintaka
star system in the constellation Orion
1,247
views
views
63
Achernar
star in the constellation Eridanus
1,221
views
views
64
Bellatrix
variable star in the constellation Orion
1,199
views
views
65
Teegarden's star
M-type red dwarf in the constellation Aries
1,188
views
views
66
Alnilam
blue supergiant star
1,183
views
views
67
Beta Pictoris
star in the constellation Pictor
1,152
views
views
68
.jpg/960px-PIA17461_Heading_toward_Gliese_445_(annotated).jpg)
Gliese 445
star in the constellation Camelopardalis
1,087
views
views
69
Thuban
star in the constellation Draco
1,073
views
views
70
LHS 1140
star in the constellation Cetus
1,064
views
views
71
Planck star
hypothetical astronomical object, theorized as a compact, exotic star, that exists within a black hole's event horizon, created when the ene
1,047
views
views
72
Mu Cephei
star in the constellation Cepheus
1,026
views
views
73
Pistol Star
one of the most luminous known stars in the Milky Way Galaxy
1,023
views
views
74
Zeta Ursae Majoris
Binary star in the constellation Ursa Major
990
views
views
75
Beta Centauri
star system in the southern constellation of Centaurus
967
views
views
76
Commonwealth Star
seven-pointed star symbolising the Federation of Australia
922
views
views
77
Alcyone
star system in the constellation Taurus
917
views
views
78
GRB 080319B
gamma-ray burst in the constellation Boötes
908
views
views
79
Lalande 21185
star in the constellation Ursa Major
908
views
views
80
WR 102
star
864
views
views
81
HD 100546
star
854
views
views
82
V1400 Centauri
star in the constellation Centaurus
840
views
views
83
Acrux
star in the star system Alpha Crucis
838
views
views
84
Earendel
the most distant star detected by the Hubble Space Telescope
836
views
views
85
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
817
views
views
86
HR 8799
star in the constellation Pegasus
788
views
views
87
82 G. Eridani
star in the constellation Eridanus
781
views
views
88
OTS 44
brown dwarf
780
views
views
89
Alioth
star in the constellation Ursa Major
760
views
views
90
Kapteyn's Star
subdwarf star in the constellation Pictor
752
views
views
91
Przybylski's Star
star in the constellation Centaurus
745
views
views
92
Eta Ursae Majoris
star in the constellation Ursa Major
732
views
views
93
Ross 128
small star in the equatorial zodiac constellation of Virgo
722
views
views
94
Gliese 581
Red dwarf star in the constellation Libra
713
views
views
95
Luyten's Star
star in the constellation Canis minor
704
views
views
96
51 Pegasi
star in the constellation Pegasus
698
views
views
97
PSR B1919+21
pulsar in the constellation Vulpecula
695
views
views
98
Africa Star
medal
687
views
views
99
Sigma Octantis
star in the constellation Octans
684
views
views
100
ASASSN-15C
hypernova
675
views
views