Trending Stars in USA this year
The 100 most-viewed stars this year on Wikipedia (USA). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Sun.
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Ranked
145,231
Total Views (this year)
1
Sun
star at the centre of the Solar System
28,679
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views
2
Tau Ceti
star in the constellation Cetus
7,919
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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
7,036
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4
Sagittarius A*
the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way Galaxy
6,834
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5
Proxima Centauri
star in Centaurus constellation
6,701
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views
6
SN 1006
supernova observed on 1006 AD, likely the brightest observed stellar event in recorded history
6,591
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views
7
Sirius
binary star system in the constellation of Canis Major
6,346
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views
8
SN 1604
supernova visible from Earth in the 17th century
5,745
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views
9
Betelgeuse
red supergiant star in the constellation of Orion
4,806
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views
10
Polaris
brightest star in the constellation Ursa Minor
4,181
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11
Bronze Star Medal
United States Armed Forces decoration award
3,977
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views
12
Silver Star
United States military decoration
3,430
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13
Vega
star in the constellation Lyra
2,568
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14
Antares
red supergiant star in the constellation Scorpius
2,242
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15
Arcturus
red giant star in the northern constellation of Boötes
2,202
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views
16
Stephenson 2 DFK 1
Supergiant star possibly within the open cluster Stephenson 2
2,136
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views
17
Rigel
star system in the constellation Orion
1,708
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views
18
Barnard's Star
red dwarf star in the constellation of Ophiuchus
1,562
views
views
19
Aldebaran
star system in the constellation Taurus
1,396
views
views
20
Cygnus X-1
Galactic X-ray source in the constellation Cygnus that is very likely a black hole
1,344
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views
21
Spica
star in the constellation Virgo
1,142
views
views
22
Altair
star in the constellation Aquila
1,121
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views
23
UY Scuti
red supergiant star in the constellation Scutum
1,104
views
views
24
SN 1054
supernova which formed the Crab Nebula, first observed in 1054
1,097
views
views
25
Canopus
star in the constellation of Carina
1,034
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views
26
Procyon
binary star in the constellation Canis Minor
980
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views
27
Regulus
triple star system
979
views
views
28
HD 140283
metal-poor subgiant star
873
views
views
29
R136a1
Wolf-Rayet star
873
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views
30
Capella
star in the constellation Auriga
807
views
views
31
SGR 1806-20
a magnetar, as of 2016, SGR 1806-20 is the most highly magnetized object ever observed
791
views
views
32
SN 1987A
supernova
782
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views
33
WOH G64
red hypergiant star in the constellation Dorado, possibly the largest well-defined star known by radius
778
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views
34
VY Canis Majoris
red hypergiant in the constellation Canis Major
753
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35
Eta Carinae
stellar system in the constellation Carina
753
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views
36
Crab Pulsar
star
722
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37
Star of Bethlehem
celestial phenomenon that according to the New Testament revealed the birth of Jesus to the Wise Men
720
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views
38
Nemesis
hypothetical star orbiting the Sun, responsible of extinction events
718
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views
39
Pollux
star in the northern constellation of Gemini
713
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views
40
Deneb
blue supergiant star in the constellation Cygnus
693
views
views
41
S2
star orbiting close to the supermassive black hole in the center of the Milky Way
608
views
views
42
Tycho's Supernova
supernova in the constellation Cassiopeia
604
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views
43
Vela Pulsar
multi-spectrum pulsar associated with the Vela Supernova Remnant
601
views
views
44
Blaze Star
recurring nova in the constellation Corona Borealis
597
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views
45
Algol
triple star system in the constellation Perseus
585
views
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46
Fomalhaut
star in the constellation Piscis Austrinus
580
views
views
47
Sirius B
White Dwarf in the constellation Canis Major
578
views
views
48
Gliese 710
star in the constellation Serpens
562
views
views
49
Omega Centauri
globular cluster in the constellation Centaurus
531
views
views
50
Cat's Eye Nebula
planetary nebula in the constellation Draco
524
views
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51
Earendel
the most distant star detected by the Hubble Space Telescope
488
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views
52
GW170817
gravitational wave signal detected by the LIGO observatory on 17 August 2017
463
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views
53
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Gliese 445
star in the constellation Camelopardalis
450
views
views
54
TRAPPIST-1
ultra-cool dwarf star in Aquarius constellation
433
views
views
55
Mira
binary star system in the constellation Cetus
400
views
views
56
Mintaka
star system in the constellation Orion
389
views
views
57
Alnitak
triple star
386
views
views
58
Teegarden's star
M-type red dwarf in the constellation Aries
371
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
369
views
views
60
Alnilam
blue supergiant star
361
views
views
61
Achernar
star in the constellation Eridanus
356
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62
Pistol Star
one of the most luminous known stars in the Milky Way Galaxy
346
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views
63
Zeta Ursae Majoris
Binary star in the constellation Ursa Major
343
views
views
64
SIMP J013656.5+093347
brown dwarf in the constellation Pisces
340
views
views
65
Bellatrix
variable star in the constellation Orion
336
views
views
66
GRB 080319B
gamma-ray burst in the constellation Boötes
325
views
views
67
HD 100546
star
315
views
views
68
Epsilon Eridani
star in the southern constellation Eridanus
312
views
views
69
OTS 44
brown dwarf
310
views
views
70
Thuban
star in the constellation Draco
306
views
views
71
Beta Centauri
star system in the southern constellation of Centaurus
302
views
views
72
Mu Cephei
star in the constellation Cepheus
293
views
views
73
82 G. Eridani
star in the constellation Eridanus
292
views
views
74
Acrux
star in the star system Alpha Crucis
287
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views
75
Lalande 21185
star in the constellation Ursa Major
286
views
views
76
Planck star
hypothetical astronomical object, theorized as a compact, exotic star, that exists within a black hole's event horizon, created when the ene
280
views
views
77
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
279
views
views
78
Alcyone
star system in the constellation Taurus
278
views
views
79
V1400 Centauri
star in the constellation Centaurus
272
views
views
80
WR 102
star
266
views
views
81
Commonwealth Star
seven-pointed star symbolising the Federation of Australia
265
views
views
82
Africa Star
medal
247
views
views
83
51 Pegasi
star in the constellation Pegasus
244
views
views
84
Gliese 581
Red dwarf star in the constellation Libra
233
views
views
85
Gliese 12
red dwarf star in the constellation Pisces
230
views
views
86
Alioth
star in the constellation Ursa Major
227
views
views
87
Przybylski's Star
star in the constellation Centaurus
222
views
views
88
SN 1181
supernova within Cassiopeia, observed in 1181
220
views
views
89
Alphard
star in the constellation Hydra
218
views
views
90
UHZ1
background galaxy containing a quasar at a distance of 13.2 billion light-years from the Earth
217
views
views
91
Kepler-452
star in the constellation Cygnus
217
views
views
92
VX Sagittarii
red supergiant
216
views
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93
HD 188753
star in the constellation Cygnus
213
views
views
94
Luyten's Star
star in the constellation Canis minor
213
views
views
95
Denebola
star in the zodiac constellation of Leo
207
views
views
96
Ross 128
small star in the equatorial zodiac constellation of Virgo
205
views
views
97
Sigma Octantis
star in the constellation Octans
203
views
views
98
Sigma Draconis
star in the constellation Draco
202
views
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99
Kapteyn's Star
subdwarf star in the constellation Pictor
198
views
views
100
Godzilla Star
variable star
194
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