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Tabby's Star

Tabby's Star proper noun: 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.

Proper noun

Tabby's Star

  1. 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.

Synonyms of Tabby's Star

Origin of Tabby's Star

From Tabetha, from the discovery by Tabetha S. Boyajian and her team, of the unusual variability in brightness of this star.

Questions about Tabby's Star

What does Tabby's Star mean?
Tabby's Star means 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.
What part of speech is Tabby's Star?
Tabby's Star is a proper noun.

Words near Tabby's Star in the dictionary

  1. tabby
  2. tabby cat
  3. tabby cats
  4. tabby parties
  5. tabby party
  6. Tabby's Star
  7. tabbyhood
  8. tabbying
  9. tabbyite
  10. tabebuia
  11. tabebuias

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