In June 2021, the dust was explained as possibly caused by a cool patch on its photosphere and in August a second independent group confirmed these results. The dust is thought to have resulted from the cooling of gas ejected from the star. An August 2022 study using the Hubble Space Telescope confirmed previous research and suggested the dust could have been created by a surface mass ejection. It conjectured as well that the dimming could have come from a short-term minimum coinciding with a long-term minimum producing a grand minimum, a 416-day cycle and 2010 day cycle respectively, a mechanism first suggested by astronomer L. Goldberg. In April 2023, astronomers reported the star reached a peak of 0.0 visual and 0.1 V-band magnitude.
in june 2021 the dust was explained as possibly caused by a cool patch on its photosphere and in august a second independent group confirmed these results the dust is thought to have resulted from the cooling of gas ejected from the star an august 2022 study using the hubble space telescope confirmed previous research and suggested the dust could have been created by a surface mass ejection it conjectured as well that the dimming could have come from a short-term minimum coinciding with a long-term minimum producing a grand minimum a 416-day cycle and 2010 day cycle respectively a mechanism first suggested by astronomer l goldberg in april 2023 astronomers reported the star reached a peak of 00 visual and 01 v-band magnitude