TIC 162005183
Single dip / odd eventProbably known
Notes
NOTE: SIMBAD already lists this star (UCAC4 612-122068) as type SB*, so it may be known after all - check the SIMBAD references.
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 15 (flagged in 2 sector(s)). Detection score 423.6.
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.
Updates:
2026-10-10 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 1.4)
2026-10-10 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 15
The signal
| Type | Single dip / odd event |
| Status | Probably known |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 15 |
| Amplitude | 0.3% |
| Data used | TESS sector 15 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 420 (~1,370 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,313 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.88 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.03 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 2.54 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.10 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.45 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 75 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 12.08 |
| TESS mag | 11.51 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 162005183 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 1899502617269898112 |
| SIMBAD name | UCAC4 612-122068 [SB*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 1899502651629632384 (ROT, P = 7.7788 d), 40" away |
| RA (deg) | 330.541 |
| Dec (deg) | 32.2892 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-10 |
| Last update | 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
- TIC162005183_s0015.fits 76 KB
- TIC162005183_s0015.png 33 KB
- thumb.png 24 KB
- meta.json
