TIC 116049873
Single dip / odd eventProbably known
Notes
NOTE: SIMBAD already lists this star (UCAC4 655-062404) as type SB*, so it may be known after all - check the SIMBAD references.
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 25 (flagged in 2 sector(s)). Detection score 129.4.
Not in VSX, ASAS-SN or ZTF variable catalogues at the time of the search; not in Gaia DR3's variable lists.
Unchecked by hand yet: verify the period, nearby stars and a wider catalogue search.
Updates:
2026-10-11 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 17.2)
2026-10-11 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 25
The signal
| Type | Single dip / odd event |
| Status | Probably known |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 25 |
| Amplitude | 0.3% |
| Data used | TESS sector 25 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 499 (~1,629 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,722 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 2.05 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.18 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 3.99 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.86 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 17.18 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 38 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 11.68 |
| TESS mag | 11.22 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 116049873 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 1344839506888854528 |
| SIMBAD name | UCAC4 655-062404 [SB*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 1344839644327808256 (ROT), 117" away |
| RA (deg) | 266.589 |
| Dec (deg) | 40.9902 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-11 |
| Last update | 2026-10-11 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC116049873_s0025.fits 73 KB
- TIC116049873_s0025.png 40 KB
- thumb.png 37 KB
- meta.json
