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Tabetha S. Boyajian

Tabetha "Tabby" Suzanne Boyajian is an American astronomer and associate professor at Louisiana State University. She works in the fields of stellar interferometry, stellar spectroscopy, exoplanet research, and high angular resolution astronomy, all particularly at optical and infrared wavelengths. Boyajian was the lead author of the September 2015 paper "Where's the Flux?", which investigated the highly unusual light curve of KIC 8462852; the star is colloquially known as Tabby's Star in her honor. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Tabetha S. Boyajian is the 643rd most popular astronomer, the 20,634th most popular biography from United States and the 137th most popular American Astronomer.

Tabetha S. Boyajian is most famous for her work on the unusual star KIC 8462852, also known as "Tabby's Star," which exhibited irregular dimming patterns that sparked discussions about potential extraterrestrial megastructures. She is also known for her contributions to citizen science through the Planet Hunters project.

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Among astronomers, Tabetha S. Boyajian ranks 643 out of 644. Before her are Anna Frebel, Robert S. McMillan, Mario Jurić, Jun Chen, Maria A. Barucci, and Violeta G. Ivanova. After her are Atsushi Sugie, Toshimasa Furuta, Poul Jensen, Pamela M. Kilmartin, and Brian A. Skiff.

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Anna Frebel
1980 - Present
HPI: 39.42
Rank: 637
Robert S. McMillan
2000 - Present
HPI: 35.82
Rank: 638
Mario Jurić
1979 - Present
HPI: 35.32
Rank: 639
Jun Chen
2000 - Present
HPI: 33.90
Rank: 640
Maria A. Barucci
2000 - Present
HPI: 33.71
Rank: 641
Violeta G. Ivanova
2000 - Present
HPI: 32.86
Rank: 642
Tabetha S. Boyajian
HPI: 32.02
Rank: 643
Atsushi Sugie
2000 - Present
HPI: 31.10
Rank: 644
Toshimasa Furuta
2000 - Present
HPI: 31.02
Rank: 645
Poul Jensen
2000 - Present
HPI: 28.33
Rank: 646
Pamela M. Kilmartin
2000 - Present
HPI: 27.91
Rank: 647
Brian A. Skiff
2000 - Present
HPI: 25.95
Rank: 648

In United States

Among people born in United States, Tabetha S. Boyajian ranks 20,642 out of 20,380. Before her are Justin Tucker (1989), Drew Houston (1983), PJ Dozier (1996), Porcelain Black (1985), Alex Ferreira (1994), and Bryan Reynolds (2001). After her are Max Strus (1996), Matthew Dominick (1981), Carsten Ball (1987), Robert Dickson (null), Matthew J. Munn (1980), and Ed Davis (1989).

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Justin Tucker
AMERICAN FOOTBALL PLAYER
1989 - Present
HPI: 32.03
Rank: 20,636
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1983 - Present
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1996 - Present
HPI: 32.02
Rank: 20,638
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1985 - Present
HPI: 32.02
Rank: 20,639
Alex Ferreira
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1994 - Present
HPI: 32.02
Rank: 20,640
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2001 - Present
HPI: 32.02
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HPI: 32.02
Rank: 20,642
Max Strus
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1996 - Present
HPI: 32.02
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Matthew Dominick
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1981 - Present
HPI: 32.02
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HPI: 32.02
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Robert Dickson
ATHLETE
HPI: 32.01
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1980 - Present
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