Facts about Tabby's Star

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   A crowdfunding campaign led by Tabetha Boyajian raised money to purchase dedicated telescope time to monitor Tabby's Star in real time.

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   Infrared excess detected around Tabby's Star has led scientists to consider circumstellar dust as a leading explanation for its mysterious dimming events.

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   The star KIC 8462852 is named after Tabetha Boyajian, the astronomer who led the 2016 paper formally describing its mysterious light fluctuations.

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   Located approximately 1,470 light-years away in the constellation Cygnus, Tabby's Star has puzzled astronomers with brightness dips of up to 22 percent.

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   Unusual irregular dimming patterns of Tabby's Star, also known as KIC 8462852, were first reported by citizen scientists participating in the Planet Hunters project.

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