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DatasetsTabby's star (KIC 8462852)AAVSO International Database export for KIC 8462852, October 2015 to June 2018 (66,875 observations, with comparison stars)
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AAVSO International Database export for KIC 8462852, October 2015 to June 2018 (66,875 observations, with comparison stars)

Every photometric observation of the star in the AID from the start of monitoring (late September 2015, after the discovery paper) to 30 June 2018, exported on 31 October 2026 with comparison and check-star data: 42,204 Johnson V, 12,483 Johnson B, 5,596 Cousins I, 3,240 Cousins R, 3,048 unfiltered-V and 304 other. Covers the 2017 dips (Elsie, Celeste, Skara Brae, Angkor) and the 2015-2018 decline of Schaefer et al. 2018.

Tabby's star (KIC 8462852)Tabby's star (KIC 8462852)Version 1.0Licence AAVSO International Database (2026), provided as-is; cite "American Association of Variable Star Observers (AAVSO). (2026). AAVSO International Database." and acknowledge the observersUpdated 31 Oct 2026

Use it

import pandas as pd

url = "https://mysteriesdept.com/datasets/DAT0DED64R1GTEM/aavso-international-database-export-for-kic-8462852-october/v1.0.gz"
tokens = pd.read_csv(url)
tokens.head()

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2runs, with their results
1research session, S-003
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