TIC 116162539
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 25 (flagged in 2 sector(s)). Detection score 257.1.
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 4.7)
2026-10-11 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 25
The signal
| Type | Single dip / odd event |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 25 |
| Amplitude | 0.7% |
| Data used | TESS sector 25 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 499 (~1,627 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 4,968 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.40 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 1.06 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.06 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 4.72 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.21 |
| TESS mag | 12.65 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 116162539 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 4608936212863447296 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | KELT-12 (EP, P = 5.0316 d), 194" away |
| RA (deg) | 267.574 |
| Dec (deg) | 36.5769 |
| 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
- TIC116162539_s0025.fits 73 KB
- TIC116162539_s0025.png 38 KB
- thumb.png 28 KB
- meta.json
