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Mysterious eclipses in the light curve of KIC8462852: a possible explanation

2017; EDP Sciences; Volume: 600; Linguagem: Inglês

10.1051/0004-6361/201629344

1432-0746

L. Neslušan, J. Budaj,

Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies

Context. Apart from thousands of "regular" exoplanet candidates, Kepler satellite has discovered a small number of stars exhibiting peculiar eclipse-like events. They are most probably caused by disintegrating bodies transiting in front of the star. However, the nature of the bodies and obscuration events, such as those observed in KIC 8462852, remain mysterious. A swarm of comets or artificial alien mega-structures have been proposed as an explanation for the latter object.