  Distance estimates from Gaia parallax and expected luminosities are compared
for KIC 8462852. Gaia DR1 yields a parallax of $2.55\pm0.31$mas, that is a
distance of $391.4\substack{+53.6 \\ -42.0}$pc, or $391.4\substack{+122.1 \\
-75.2}$pc including systematic uncertainty. The distance estimate based on the
absolute magnitude of an F3V star and measured reddening is $\sim454\pm35$pc.
Both estimates agree within $<1\sigma$, which only excludes some of the most
extreme theorized scenarios for KIC 8462852. Future Gaia data releases will
determine the distance to within 1% and thus allow for the determination a
precise absolute luminosity.
