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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:KIC_8462852
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
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gptkbp:cause
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interstellar dust
alien megastructures (hypothetical)
comet fragments
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gptkbp:declination
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+44° 27′ 24.8″
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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:Tabetha_S._Boyajian
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gptkbp:distanceFromEarth
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1470 light-years
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gptkbp:firstNoticed
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2015
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gptkbp:hasNoInfraredExcess
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true
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gptkbp:hostedBy
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no confirmed planets
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Tabby's Star
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gptkbp:lightCurve
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irregular, deep dimming events
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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] = -0.2
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gptkbp:monitors
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gptkb:Las_Cumbres_Observatory
gptkb:American_Association_of_Variable_Star_Observers_(AAVSO)
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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
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gptkbp:parallax
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2.22 mas
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:Milky_Way_Galaxy
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gptkbp:properMotionRA
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RA: -2.6 mas/yr, Dec: -11.2 mas/yr
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gptkbp:publicInterest
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high due to speculation about extraterrestrial life
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gptkbp:rightAscension
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20h 06m 15.46s
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gptkbp:spectralType
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F3 V
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gptkbp:temperature
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6750 K
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gptkbp:variableType
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irregular variable
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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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