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KIC 8462852

(Tabby's Star, Boyajian's Star, WTF Star)
(star with unusual variations)

KIC 8462852 (Tabby's Star or Boyajian's Star) is an F-type variable star with an unusual pattern of variation for which there is no fully-accepted explanation. Brightness dims by as much as 22%, with no repeating pattern discerned. Among the candidate-explanations is that of an unevenly-distributed ring. The F star has a binary companion, an M dwarf, the projected separation being about 880 AU.

(star,variable star,binary star)
Further reading:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KIC_8462852
http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=KIC+8462852
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2017ApJ...847..131M/abstract
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2018ApJ...853..130D/abstract
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2018ApJ...853L...8B/abstract
RedshiftParsecs
/Distance		Lightyears
/Lookback Years		  
~0444pc1.45klyKIC 8462852
Coordinates:KIC 8462852
J200615.45265+442724.7909

Referenced by pages:
Kepler Telescope
stellar designation
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