TIC 161839354
Single dip / odd eventProbably known
Notes
NOTE: SIMBAD already lists this star (UCAC4 735-055435) as type SB*, so it may be known after all - check the SIMBAD references.
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 22 (flagged in 6 sector(s)). Detection score 834.6.
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 | Probably known |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 22 |
| Amplitude | 0.3% |
| Data used | TESS sector 22 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 404 (~1,319 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,461 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.34 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 1.37 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.92 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.28 - fits a single star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 65 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 12.41 |
| TESS mag | 11.93 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 161839354 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 1621827449661524608 |
| SIMBAD name | UCAC4 735-055435 [SB*] |
| Nearest known variable | ZTF J160441.61+565302.4 (BY, P = 1.5447 d), 61" away |
| RA (deg) | 241.173 |
| Dec (deg) | 56.8671 |
| 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
- TIC161839354_s0015.fits 76 KB
- TIC161839354_s0015.png 32 KB
- TIC161839354_s0022.fits 79 KB
- TIC161839354_s0022.png 33 KB
- thumb.png 24 KB
- meta.json
