# Ballesteros 2017: KIC 8462852: Will the Trojans return in 2021?

> Fernando J. Ballesteros, Pablo Arnalte-Mur, Alberto Fernandez-Soto et al., 2017. 3 records on Mysteries Department cite it. A falsifiable periodic model…

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# KIC 8462852: Will the Trojans return in 2021?

Fernando J. Ballesteros, Pablo Arnalte-Mur, Alberto Fernandez-Soto et al., 2017. _Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters 473(1), L21–L25_.

Proposes a ringed planet with Trojan swarms of debris on a long orbit and predicts a return of dimming in 2021.

**Tabby's star (KIC 8462852)** Articledoi: **[10.1093/mnrasl/slx105](https://doi.org/10.1093/mnrasl/slx105)** Checked against the original0

## What it's used for here

A falsifiable periodic model with a dated prediction.

## Cited by on this site 3 records

[Swarms of debris at the Trojan points of a ringed planet on a long orbit.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/tabbys-star/answers/ANS0D8E7DSY0V6T/swarms-of-debris-at-the-trojan-points-of-a-ringed-planet-on)

Answer

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[The dipping recurs on a long orbital period.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/tabbys-star/answers/ANS0D8E7JY053WH/the-dipping-recurs-on-a-long-orbital-period)

Answer

ANS

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

The mystery article

MYS

## Cite it

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Ballesteros, F. J., Arnalte-Mur, P., Fernandez-Soto, A., & Martínez, V. J. (2017). KIC 8462852: Will the Trojans return in 2021?. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters 473(1), L21–L25. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnrasl/slx105
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[Read it free at doi.org](https://doi.org/10.1093/mnrasl/slx105)

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**SRC** 0D8E6YNJ60WX

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Journal article

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27 Oct 2026, for editors

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