# Wright 2016: The Ĝ Search for Extraterrestrial Civilizations with Large Energy Supplies. IV. The Signatures and Information Content of Transiting Megastructures

> Jason T. Wright, Kimberly M. S. Cartier, Ming Zhao et al., 2016. 2 records on Mysteries Department cite it. The published source of the megastructure…

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# The Ĝ Search for Extraterrestrial Civilizations with Large Energy Supplies. IV. The Signatures and Information Content of Transiting Megastructures

Jason T. Wright, Kimberly M. S. Cartier, Ming Zhao et al., 2016. _The Astrophysical Journal 816(1), 17_.

Sets out how artificial structures transiting a star would show in a light curve, and names KIC 8462852 among the light curves that a megastructure reading would have to be tested against.

**Tabby's star (KIC 8462852)** Articledoi: **[10.3847/0004-637x/816/1/17](https://doi.org/10.3847/0004-637x/816/1/17)** Checked against the original0

## What it's used for here

The published source of the megastructure hypothesis and what it predicts.

## Cited by on this site 2 records

[Large artificial structures orbiting the star.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/tabbys-star/answers/ANS0D8E7AW65TQF/large-artificial-structures-orbiting-the-star)

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[Tabby's star (KIC 8462852)](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/tabbys-star)

The mystery article

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## Cite it

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Wright, J. T., Cartier, K. M. S., Zhao, M., Jontof-Hutter, D., & Ford, E. B. (2016). The Ĝ Search for Extraterrestrial Civilizations with Large Energy Supplies. IV. The Signatures and Information Content of Transiting Megastructures. The Astrophysical Journal 816(1), 17. https://doi.org/10.3847/0004-637x/816/1/17
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[Read it free at doi.org](https://doi.org/10.3847/0004-637x/816/1/17)

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