Tabby’s Star

Summary

Tabby’s Star is a binary system^[1]. It draws 434 Wikipedia views per month (binary_system category, ranking #2 of 4).^[2]

Key Facts

• Tabby’s Star is credited with the discovery of Kepler Space Telescope^[3].
• Tabby’s Star's image is recorded as KIC 8462852 in IR and UV.png^[4].
• Tabby’s Star's instance of is recorded as binary system^[5].
• Tabby’s Star's constellation is recorded as Cygnus^[6].
• Tabby’s Star's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Kepler Space Telescope^[7].
• Tabetha S. Boyajian is named after Tabby’s Star^[8].
• Tabby’s Star's part of is recorded as Q1348576^[9].
• Tabby’s Star's Commons category is recorded as KIC 8462852^[10].
• Tabby’s Star's has part is recorded as KIC 8462852 A^[11].
• Tabby’s Star's has part is recorded as KIC 8462852 B^[12].
• Tabby’s Star's catalog code is recorded as TYC 3162-665-1^[13].
• Tabby’s Star's catalog code is recorded as GSC 03162-00665^[14].
• Tabby’s Star's catalog code is recorded as KIC 8462852^[15].
• Tabby’s Star's catalog code is recorded as 2MASS J20061546+4427248^[16].
• Tabby’s Star's catalog code is recorded as NSVS 5711291^[17].
• Tabby’s Star's catalog code is recorded as TIC 185336364^[18].
• Tabby’s Star's catalog code is recorded as UCAC4 673-083862^[19].
• Tabby’s Star's catalog code is recorded as WISEA J200615.45+442724.6^[20].
• Tabby’s Star's catalog code is recorded as WISE J200615.45+442724.7^[21].
• Tabby’s Star's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +2011-00-00T00:00:00Z^[22].
• Tabby’s Star's nickname is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': "Tabby's star"}^[23].
• Tabby’s Star's BBC Things ID is recorded as fd97f2eb-feee-461c-913a-3d6baba1f91a^[24].
• Tabby’s Star's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q180892', 'amount': '+1.43'}^[25].
• Tabby’s Star's parallax is recorded as {'unit': 'Q21500224', 'amount': '+2.2545'}^[26].
• Tabby’s Star's distance from Earth is recorded as {'unit': 'Q12129', 'amount': '+443.557'}^[27].

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Works and Contributions

Tabby’s Star is credited with the discovery of Kepler Space Telescope^[3].

Why It Matters

Tabby’s Star draws 434 Wikipedia views per month (binary_system category, ranking #2 of 4).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]