Answer · Tabby's star (KIC 8462852)
An interstellar cloud or other intervening material passing slowly across the line of sight.
An interstellar cloud or other intervening material passing slowly across the line of sight.
Where it stands
DisputedOne piece of evidence for, one against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.
What it predicts
- The fade has the colour law of the material and correlates with interstellar absorption lines.
What would rule it out
- A fade colour law incompatible with any interstellar dust.
Evidence 1 for · 1 against
FOR
The questions it answers
Most likelyA large, diffuse amount of circumstellar dust, more extended than the clumps that make the dips
Cite it
Mysteries Department. (2026). An interstellar cloud or other intervening material passing slowly across the line of sight. [Answer ANS0D8E7G821ZQ6]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0D8E7G821ZQ6
@misc{mysteriesdept_ans0d8e7g821zq6,
title = {An interstellar cloud or other intervening material passing slowly across the line of sight.},
author = {{Mysteries Department}},
year = {2026},
note = {Answer, catalog key ANS0D8E7G821ZQ6},
url = {https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0D8E7G821ZQ6}
}