# The century fade, if real, would need about 648,000 giant comets in a century.

> The century fade, if real, would need about 648,000 giant comets in a century.

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# The century fade, if real, would need about 648,000 giant comets in a century.

The century fade, if real, would need about 648,000 giant comets in a century.

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## What it bears on 1 answer

[The fragments of a broken-up comet or planetesimal on an eccentric orbit, passing in front of the star in…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/tabbys-star/answers/ANS0D8E7C3815EN/the-fragments-of-a-broken-up-comet-or-planetesimal-on-an)

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## Cite it

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Mysteries Department. (2026). The century fade, if real, would need about 648,000 giant comets in a century. [Evidence EVD0D8E7CTP038F]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/EVD0D8E7CTP038F
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