TIC 163540309
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 15 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 184.3.
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 15 |
| Amplitude | 1.9% |
| Data used | TESS sector 15 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 3,531 (~11,516 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 4,890 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 9.95 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 2.80 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 50.95 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.33 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.06 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.46 |
| TESS mag | 12.78 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 163540309 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 1855473086457599616 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 1855479752246855168 (ROT), 126" away |
| RA (deg) | 320.475 |
| Dec (deg) | 35.4339 |
| 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
- TIC163540309_s0015.fits 76 KB
- TIC163540309_s0015.png 36 KB
- thumb.png 31 KB
- meta.json
