KIC 8462852 A

F-type star in the Cygnus constellation
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KIC 8462852 A

Summary

KIC 8462852 An is a F-type main-sequence star[1].

Key Facts

  • KIC 8462852 An is credited with the discovery of Kepler Space Telescope[2].
  • KIC 8462852 A's instance of is recorded as F-type main-sequence star[3].
  • KIC 8462852 A's constellation is recorded as Cygnus[4].
  • KIC 8462852 A's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Kepler Space Telescope[5].
  • KIC 8462852 A's spectral class is recorded as F3V[6].
  • KIC 8462852 An is part of Tabby’s Star[7].
  • KIC 8462852 A's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR1 2081900940499099136[8].
  • KIC 8462852 A's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR2 2081900940499099136[9].
  • KIC 8462852 A's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR3 2081900940499099136[10].
  • KIC 8462852 A's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 2011[11].
  • KIC 8462852 A's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.01'}[12].
  • KIC 8462852 A's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.82'}[13].
  • KIC 8462852 A's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+11.75'}[14].
  • KIC 8462852 A's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+11.758744'}[15].
  • KIC 8462852 A's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+10.763'}[16].
  • KIC 8462852 A's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+10.551'}[17].
  • KIC 8462852 A's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+10.499'}[18].
  • KIC 8462852 A's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+3.08'}[19].
  • KIC 8462852 A's luminosity is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q843877', 'amount': '+4.68'}[20].
  • KIC 8462852 A's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q180892', 'amount': '+1.43'}[21].
  • KIC 8462852 A's radius is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q48440', 'amount': '+1.58'}[22].
  • KIC 8462852 A's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+0.8797'}[23].
  • KIC 8462852 A's parallax is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q21500224', 'amount': '+2.2545'}[24].
  • KIC 8462852 A's metallicity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.0'}[25].
  • KIC 8462852 A's distance from Earth is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q12129', 'amount': '+443.557'}[26].

Body

Geography

KIC 8462852 An is part of Tabby’s Star[7].

Designation and Status

KIC 8462852 A's instance of is recorded as F-type main-sequence star[3].

History and Context

Catalog codes include Gaia DR1 2081900940499099136[8], Gaia DR2 2081900940499099136[9], and Gaia DR3 2081900940499099136[10].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . Planet Hunters IX. KIC 8462852 – where's the flux?. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [2] . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] . Planet Hunters IX. KIC 8462852 – where's the flux?. wikidata.org.
  6. [7] . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . The Tycho-2 catalogue of the 2.5 million brightest stars. wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . The Tycho-2 catalogue of the 2.5 million brightest stars. wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . Fourth USNO CCD Astrograph Catalog. wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . Gaia Data Release 3. wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . VizieR Online Data Catalog: 2MASS All-Sky Catalog of Point Sources (Cutri+ 2003). wikidata.org.
  16. [17] . VizieR Online Data Catalog: 2MASS All-Sky Catalog of Point Sources (Cutri+ 2003). wikidata.org.
  17. [18] . VizieR Online Data Catalog: 2MASS All-Sky Catalog of Point Sources (Cutri+ 2003). wikidata.org.
  18. [19] . Planet Hunters IX. KIC 8462852 – where's the flux?. wikidata.org.
  19. [20] . Planet Hunters IX. KIC 8462852 – where's the flux?. wikidata.org.
  20. [21] . Planet Hunters IX. KIC 8462852 – where's the flux?. wikidata.org.
  21. [22] . Planet Hunters IX. KIC 8462852 – where's the flux?. wikidata.org.
  22. [23] . Planet Hunters IX. KIC 8462852 – where's the flux?. wikidata.org.
  23. [24] . Gaia Early Data Release 3. wikidata.org.
  24. [25] . Planet Hunters IX. KIC 8462852 – where's the flux?. wikidata.org.
  25. [26] . Gaia Early Data Release 3. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · Ghuron · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Radius {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q48440', 'amount':
    Right ascension component of proper motion {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q22137107', 'amount
    Wikidata description F-type star in the Cygnus constellation
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    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P3083]]: TYC 3162-665-1, was GSC 03162-00665"
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