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A 21-hour dip could help explain Tabby's star's decade-long dimming mystery

phys.org · 8dShare

Since 2016, an ordinary-looking F-type star called KIC 8462852, nicknamed Tabby's star, has behaved anything but ordinarily. In a new study published in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society on July 6, researchers revisited this star to find out what is really causing its irregular dimming.

First report: Is a giant planet orbiting Tabby’s Star? Maybe — earthsky.org, 9d