"Tabby's Star" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: From Tabetha, from the discovery by Tabetha S. Boyajian and her team, of the unusual variability in brightness of this star. Head templates: {{en-proper-noun|head=Tabby's Star}} Tabby's Star
  1. (astronomy) A star in Cygnus constellation, Milky Way Galaxy. A star that dramatically dimmed in an odd non-repeating pattern, that was suspected to be due to a partial Dyson swarm, indicating a extraterrestrial megastructure construct and thus a sign of intelligent aliens. Wikipedia link: en:Tabby's Star, en:Tabetha S. Boyajian Categories (topical): Astronomy, Stars Synonyms: Boyajian's Star, WTF Star
    Sense id: en-Tabby's_Star-en-name-Itrg1~~B Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
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