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
402,164
Total Views (this year)
1
Sun
star at the centre of the Solar System
73,482
views
views
2
Betelgeuse
red supergiant star in the constellation of Orion
21,299
views
views
3
Tau Ceti
star in the constellation Cetus
20,487
views
views
4
Sirius
binary star system in the constellation of Canis Major
18,895
views
views
5
Proxima Centauri
star in Centaurus constellation
18,472
views
views
6
Alpha Centauri
triple star system in the constellation Centaurus
18,174
views
views
7
Sagittarius A*
the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way Galaxy
17,530
views
views
8
Polaris
brightest star in the constellation Ursa Minor
14,439
views
views
9
Bronze Star Medal
United States Armed Forces decoration award
13,660
views
views
10
Silver Star
United States military decoration
9,732
views
views
11
Vega
star in the constellation Lyra
8,799
views
views
12
Arcturus
red giant star in the northern constellation of Boötes
7,601
views
views
13
SN 1006
supernova observed on 1006 AD, likely the brightest observed stellar event in recorded history
7,413
views
views
14
SN 1604
supernova visible from Earth in the 17th century
6,980
views
views
15
Antares
red supergiant star in the constellation Scorpius
6,812
views
views
16
Stephenson 2 DFK 1
Supergiant star possibly within the open cluster Stephenson 2
5,287
views
views
17
Rigel
star system in the constellation Orion
4,471
views
views
18
Barnard's Star
red dwarf star in the constellation of Ophiuchus
4,456
views
views
19
Altair
star in the constellation Aquila
4,034
views
views
20
Aldebaran
star system in the constellation Taurus
3,851
views
views
21
Cygnus X-1
Galactic X-ray source in the constellation Cygnus that is very likely a black hole
3,738
views
views
22
TRAPPIST-1
ultra-cool dwarf star in Aquarius constellation
3,591
views
views
23
Canopus
star in the constellation of Carina
3,172
views
views
24
UY Scuti
red supergiant or hypergiant star in the constellation Scutum
2,943
views
views
25
HD 140283
metal-poor subgiant star
2,879
views
views
26
Spica
star in the constellation Virgo
2,791
views
views
27
Regulus
triple star system
2,732
views
views
28
Epsilon Eridani
star in the southern constellation Eridanus
2,661
views
views
29
Procyon
binary star in the constellation Canis Minor
2,575
views
views
30
R136a1
Wolf-Rayet star
2,439
views
views
31
Deneb
blue supergiant star in the constellation Cygnus
2,425
views
views
32
Gliese 710
star in the constellation Serpens
2,377
views
views
33
Eta Carinae
stellar system in the constellation Carina
2,361
views
views
34
Nemesis
hypothetical star orbiting the Sun, responsible of extinction events
2,344
views
views
35
VY Canis Majoris
red hypergiant in the constellation Canis Major
2,295
views
views
36
SN 1054
supernova which formed the Crab Nebula, first observed in 1054
2,288
views
views
37
Blaze Star
recurring nova in the constellation Corona Borealis
2,248
views
views
38
Star of Bethlehem
celestial phenomenon that according to the New Testament revealed the birth of Jesus to the Wise Men
2,242
views
views
39
WOH G64
red hypergiant star in the constellation Dorado, possibly the largest well-defined star known by radius
2,222
views
views
40
SN 1987A
supernova
2,156
views
views
41
Capella
star in the constellation Auriga
2,107
views
views
42
Crab Pulsar
star
1,826
views
views
43
Fomalhaut
star in the constellation Piscis Austrinus
1,799
views
views
44
Pollux
star in the northern constellation of Gemini
1,781
views
views
45
Omega Centauri
globular cluster in the constellation Centaurus
1,772
views
views
46
S2
star orbiting close to the supermassive black hole in the center of the Milky Way
1,771
views
views
47
PSR J1748−2446ad
pulsar
1,697
views
views
48
Algol
triple star system in the constellation Perseus
1,622
views
views
49
Cat's Eye Nebula
planetary nebula in the constellation Draco
1,586
views
views
50
Sirius B
White Dwarf in the constellation Canis Major
1,524
views
views
51
Tycho's Supernova
supernova in the constellation Cassiopeia
1,413
views
views
52
Vela Pulsar
multi-spectrum pulsar associated with the Vela Supernova Remnant
1,412
views
views
53
Mira
binary star system in the constellation Cetus
1,372
views
views
54
GW170817
gravitational wave signal detected by the LIGO observatory on 17 August 2017
1,336
views
views
55
SGR 1806-20
a magnetar, as of 2016, SGR 1806-20 is the most highly magnetized object ever observed
1,323
views
views
56
PSR B1257+12
pulsar located around 2300 light-years from the Sun in Virgo constellation
1,294
views
views
57
Wolf 359
red dwarf in the constellation Leo
1,257
views
views
58
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
1,253
views
views
59
Alnitak
triple star
1,161
views
views
60
SIMP J013656.5+093347
brown dwarf in the constellation Pisces
1,161
views
views
61
Achernar
star in the constellation Eridanus
1,121
views
views
62
Mintaka
star system in the constellation Orion
1,110
views
views
63
Teegarden's star
M-type red dwarf in the constellation Aries
1,095
views
views
64
Bellatrix
variable star in the constellation Orion
1,093
views
views
65
HD 7977
star in the constellation Cassiopeia
1,092
views
views
66
Alnilam
blue supergiant star
1,064
views
views
67
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Gliese 445
star in the constellation Camelopardalis
1,013
views
views
68
Beta Pictoris
star in the constellation Pictor
1,005
views
views
69
Planck star
hypothetical astronomical object, theorized as a compact, exotic star, that exists within a black hole's event horizon, created when the ene
1,003
views
views
70
Thuban
star in the constellation Draco
990
views
views
71
Mu Cephei
star in the constellation Cepheus
961
views
views
72
Pistol Star
one of the most luminous known stars in the Milky Way Galaxy
942
views
views
73
Zeta Ursae Majoris
Binary star in the constellation Ursa Major
920
views
views
74
Beta Centauri
star system in the southern constellation of Centaurus
895
views
views
75
LHS 1140
star in the constellation Cetus
870
views
views
76
Commonwealth Star
seven-pointed star symbolising the Federation of Australia
857
views
views
77
GRB 080319B
gamma-ray burst in the constellation Boötes
836
views
views
78
Alcyone
star system in the constellation Taurus
836
views
views
79
Lalande 21185
star in the constellation Ursa Major
830
views
views
80
Earendel
the most distant star detected by the Hubble Space Telescope
821
views
views
81
WR 102
star
797
views
views
82
HD 100546
star
793
views
views
83
Acrux
star in the star system Alpha Crucis
781
views
views
84
V1400 Centauri
star in the constellation Centaurus
762
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
760
views
views
86
OTS 44
brown dwarf
727
views
views
87
82 G. Eridani
star in the constellation Eridanus
720
views
views
88
Alioth
star in the constellation Ursa Major
717
views
views
89
HR 8799
star in the constellation Pegasus
701
views
views
90
Przybylski's Star
star in the constellation Centaurus
697
views
views
91
Eta Ursae Majoris
star in the constellation Ursa Major
681
views
views
92
Kapteyn's Star
subdwarf star in the constellation Pictor
680
views
views
93
Gliese 581
Red dwarf star in the constellation Libra
666
views
views
94
Luyten's Star
star in the constellation Canis minor
663
views
views
95
Ross 128
small star in the equatorial zodiac constellation of Virgo
658
views
views
96
ASASSN-15C
hypernova
644
views
views
97
51 Pegasi
star in the constellation Pegasus
642
views
views
98
Sigma Octantis
star in the constellation Octans
637
views
views
99
PSR B1919+21
pulsar in the constellation Vulpecula
634
views
views
100
Africa Star
medal
630
views
views