# Kepler light curve of KIC 8462852 (2009–2013)

> The record of the dips that made the star famous, irregular and up to about 20 per cent deep, among them a drop of about 16 per cent on 5 March 2011 (day…

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# Kepler light curve of KIC 8462852 (2009–2013)

PhotographCC BY-SA 4.0Recorded May 2009 to May 2013

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Kepler light curve of KIC 8462852 (2009–2013): document

The record of the dips that made the star famous, irregular and up to about 20 per cent deep, among them a drop of about 16 per cent on 5 March 2011 (day 792); flagged by Planet Hunters volunteers.

JohnPassos (Wikimedia Commons), 2009. CC BY-SA 4.0

## Copies 2

**Dataset** NASA Kepler mission · mast.stsci.edu · 2013 · Public domain (US government work)Primary source: [Mikulski Archive for Space Telescopes (MAST): Kepler, K2 and TESS light curves](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D8E70VW54P8/mikulski-archive-for-space-telescopes-mast-kepler-k2-and)1 step from the original

[Where it's published](https://mast.stsci.edu/portal/Mashup/Clients/Mast/Portal.html)

**Document** JohnPassos (Wikimedia Commons) · commons.wikimedia.org · 2016-01-30 · CC BY-SA 4.02 steps from the original

[Where it's published](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:KIC_8462852_-_Helligkeitseinbruch_05._M%C3%A4rz_2011.png)[Download](https://mysteriesdept.com/files/d/b4bddfdfab04b2f96fe543d401aefe1a1553237a4786d517bdee340b2fd981de)

## Sources 2

- [Mikulski Archive for Space Telescopes (MAST): Kepler, K2 and TESS light curves](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D8E70VW54P8/mikulski-archive-for-space-telescopes-mast-kepler-k2-and)_SRC_
- [Planet Hunters IX. KIC 8462852 – where's the flux?](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D8E6TGR30ZB/planet-hunters-ix-kic-8462852-wheres-the-flux)_SRC_

## Cite it

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Mysteries Department. (2026). Kepler light curve of KIC 8462852 (2009–2013) [Artifact ART0D8E7PBC18ZC]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ART0D8E7PBC18ZC
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**ART** 0D8E7PBC18ZC

Kind

Recording

Held by

NASA; Mikulski Archive for Space Telescopes

Dated

recorded May 2009 to May 2013

Licence

CC BY-SA 4.0

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