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A Search for the Long-term Dimming of KIC 8462852 on Maria Mitchell Observatory Plates, 1922-1991

Michael Castelaz, Thurburn Barker, 2018.

MYS0D8E71V402ZV · mystery · click to copyMTabby's star (KIC 8462852)Article0

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JAAVSO 46. Third plate archive: 835 Maria Mitchell Observatory plates, 8 APASS comparison stars. Slope +0.11 +/- 0.04 unbinned, +0.12 +/- 0.02 in 5-year bins; six of eight comparison stars flat within 0.04. Disagrees with Sonneberg at about 3 sigma.

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Michael Castelaz, & Thurburn Barker (2018). A Search for the Long-term Dimming of KIC 8462852 on Maria Mitchell Observatory Plates, 1922-1991. https://arxiv.org/abs/1803.01943
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