# Young 2023: The eccentric Kozai–Lidov mechanism as the cause of exocomet transits of KIC 8462852

> Steven D. Young, Mark C. Wyatt, 2023. 2 records on Mysteries Department cite it. A quantitative test that weakens the companion-driven exocomet model.

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# The eccentric Kozai–Lidov mechanism as the cause of exocomet transits of KIC 8462852

Steven D. Young, Mark C. Wyatt, 2023. _Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 527(3), 5244–5264_.

Monte Carlo model of wide binaries with misaligned planetesimal belts, testing whether the companion could drive belt objects onto star-grazing orbits. The probability of seeing one or more such stars in the Kepler field is about 1.3 × 10⁻³, so the mechanism is unlikely to explain KIC 8462852.

**Tabby's star (KIC 8462852)** Articledoi: **[10.1093/mnras/stad2963](https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stad2963)** Checked against the original0

## What it's used for here

A quantitative test that weakens the companion-driven exocomet model.

## Cited by on this site 2 records

[A Monte Carlo model gives a probability of about 1.3 × 10⁻³ of seeing one or more such stars in the Kepler…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/tabbys-star/evidence/EVD0D8E7DJ47PS0/a-monte-carlo-model-gives-a-probability-of-about-1-3-103-of)

Evidence

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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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Young, S. D., & Wyatt, M. C. (2023). The eccentric Kozai–Lidov mechanism as the cause of exocomet transits of KIC 8462852. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 527(3), 5244–5264. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stad2963
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