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Tabby's Star

author: Ron Miller/Novapix

reference: a-eto20-00500

Image Size 300 DPI: 38 * 24 cm

Tabby's Star (also known as Boyajian's Star or KIC 8462852) is an F-type main-sequence star in the constellation Cygnus approximately 1,470 light-years from Earth. Unusual light fluctuations of the star, including up to a 22% dimming in brightness, were discovered; one explanation is a cloud of disintegrating comets orbiting the star.

Keywords for this photo:

2019 - ASTRONOMY - CLOUD - COMET - DUST - ILLUSTRATION - STAR - TABBY STAR -