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Keck adaptive-optics images of KIC 8462852 and its companion

RecordingpublisherAstrometry published March 2021
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Images that resolve the faint star about 2 arcseconds away and show it moving with KIC 8462852: a bound M dwarf about 880 au from it.

Pearce and colleagues, 2021. publisher

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DocumentPearce and colleagues · doi.org · 2021-03 · publisherPrimary source: Boyajian's Star B: The Co-moving Companion to KIC 8462852 A2 steps from the original

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HonoluluWailuku1W. M. Keck Observatory200 kmHonoluluLihue1200 km

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Mysteries Department. (2026). Keck adaptive-optics images of KIC 8462852 and its companion [Artifact ART0D8E7S1A6B82]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ART0D8E7S1A6B82
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