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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:star
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gptkbp:age
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~1 billion years
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
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gptkb:Tabby's_Star
gptkb:Boyajian's_Star
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gptkbp:apparentMagnitude
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11.7
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gptkbp:catalogueNumber
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gptkb:KIC_8462852
gptkb:2MASS_J20061546+4427248
gptkb:TYC_3162-665-1
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gptkbp:declination
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+44° 27′ 24.7″
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gptkbp:diameter
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1.58 solar radii
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gptkbp:discoveredBy
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gptkb:Kepler_Space_Telescope
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gptkbp:distanceFromEarth
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about 1,470 light-years
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gptkbp:featuredIn
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gptkb:academic_journal
popular science media
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gptkbp:firstReported
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2015
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gptkbp:hasNo
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infrared excess
close stellar companions
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gptkbp:hostedBy
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stellar classification
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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KIC 8462852
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gptkbp:lightCurve
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irregular, aperiodic dips in brightness
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gptkbp:locatedIn
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gptkb:constellation_Cygnus
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gptkbp:luminosity
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4.68 solar luminosities
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gptkbp:mass
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1.43 solar masses
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gptkbp:metallicity
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[Fe/H] = 0.00
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gptkbp:namedAfter
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gptkb:Tabetha_S._Boyajian
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gptkbp:notableFor
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unusual light fluctuations
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gptkbp:observedBy
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gptkb:Kepler_Space_Telescope
ground-based telescopes
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gptkbp:parallax
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0.0162 mas
2.2172 mas
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gptkbp:possibleExplanationsForDimming
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interstellar dust
comet fragments
alien megastructure (hypothetical)
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gptkbp:publicInterest
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high due to mysterious dimming
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gptkbp:rightAscension
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20h 06m 15.46s
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gptkbp:rotationPeriod
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84 km/s
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gptkbp:SIMBAD
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KIC+8462852
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gptkbp:surfaceGravity
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log(g) = 4.0
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gptkbp:temperature
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6,750 K
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:GSC_04628-00237
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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