TIC 16146561
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 21 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 936.6.
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 21 |
| Amplitude | 0.1% |
| Data used | TESS sector 21 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 368 (~1,199 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 6,773 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 3.35 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.93 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 21.27 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.52 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 0.94 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 9.19 |
| TESS mag | 8.906 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 16146561 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 816506650571841792 |
| SIMBAD name | HD 77856 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | none within 5' |
| RA (deg) | 136.581 |
| Dec (deg) | 41.7061 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 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
- TIC16146561_s0021.fits 79 KB
- TIC16146561_s0021.png 36 KB
- thumb.png 22 KB
- meta.json
