TIC 116401446
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 18 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 315.9.
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.
The signal
| Type | Single dip / odd event |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 18 |
| Amplitude | 0.3% |
| Data used | TESS sector 18 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 886 (~2,890 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 8,749 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 2.52 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 2.20 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 33.44 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.75 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.12 - fits a single star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 207 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 11.86 |
| TESS mag | 11.48 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 116401446 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 439373337615740416 |
| SIMBAD name | TYC 3318-885-1 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 439379350569239168 (RR), 148" away |
| RA (deg) | 45.6614 |
| Dec (deg) | 50.2472 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-10 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC116401446_s0018.fits 70 KB
- TIC116401446_s0018.png 36 KB
- thumb.png 27 KB
- meta.json
