Eclipse-timing data for KIC 9832227 fit a slow period decrease plus a 13.5-year wobble, indicating a low-mass third star rather than an imminent red nova merger.
We note that the reddening value for KIC 9832227 is far from accurate – in spite of the small formal error bar of the value we used
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On the hierarchical triple nature of the former red nova precursor candidate KIC 9832227
Eclipse-timing data for KIC 9832227 fit a slow period decrease plus a 13.5-year wobble, indicating a low-mass third star rather than an imminent red nova merger.