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This list of stars that have unusual dimming periods is a table of
star A star is an astronomical object comprising a luminous spheroid of plasma (physics), plasma held together by its gravity. The List of nearest stars and brown dwarfs, nearest star to Earth is the Sun. Many other stars are visible to the naked ...
s that have been observed to darken and brighten and don't appear to be
eclipsing binaries A binary star is a system of two stars that are gravitationally bound to and in orbit around each other. Binary stars in the night sky that are seen as a single object to the naked eye are often resolved using a telescope as separate stars, in wh ...
or intrinsic variables. It's based on studies searching for analogs of
Tabby's Star Tabby's Star (also known as Boyajian's Star and WTF Star, and designated KIC 8462852 in the Kepler Input Catalog) is an F-type main-sequence star in the constellation A constellation is an area on the celestial sphere in which a ...
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* BD+20°307 *
Disrupted planet In astronomy, a disrupted planet is a planet or exoplanet or, perhaps on a somewhat smaller scale, a planetary-mass object, planetesimal, moon, exomoon or asteroid that has been disrupted or destroyed by a nearby or passing astronomical body or ...
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Ecliptic Plane Input Catalog The Ecliptic Plane Input Catalog (or EPIC) is a publicly searchable database of stars and planets that is associated with the K2 "Second Light" plan of the Kepler space telescope mission. Examples of related stars include: EPIC 201563164, EPIC ...
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Gaia16aye In astronomy, Gaia16aye is a gravitational microlensing event of the star 2MASS 19400112+3007533, 2MASS 19400112+3007533 (the ''source'' star) by a dimmer binary star system (the ''lens'' star system). The source star 2MASS 19400112+30075 ...
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Lists of astronomical objects This is a list of lists, grouped by type of astronomical object. Solar System * List of Solar System objects * List of gravitationally rounded objects of the Solar System * List of Solar System objects most distant from the Sun * List of So ...
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List of semiregular variable stars This is a list of semiregular variable stars. Variability ranges are taken from the General Catalogue of Variable Stars (GCVS) where these are visual magnitudes, otherwise from the International Variable Star Index (VSX). Spectral types are taken ...
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Lists of stars The following are lists of stars. These are astronomical objects that spend some portion of their existence generating energy through thermonuclear fusion. By location * Lists of stars by constellation By name * List of traditional star names ...
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List of variable stars , there are over 52,011 known variable stars, with more being discovered regularly, so a complete list of every single variable is impossible at this place (cf. GCVS). The following is a list of variable stars that are well-known, bright, signifi ...
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Search for extraterrestrial intelligence The search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI) is a collective term for scientific searches for intelligent extraterrestrial life, for example, monitoring electromagnetic radiation for signs of transmissions from civilizations on other pl ...
* WD 0145+234 (star disrupting an exoasteroid)


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SIMBAD Astronomical Database
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