TIC 163540329
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 15 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 173.9.
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 15 |
| Amplitude | 3.0% |
| Data used | TESS sector 15 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 5,097 (~16,625 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,014 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 11.77 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 2.80 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 55.68 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.27 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 0.98 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.82 |
| TESS mag | 13.17 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 163540329 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 1855472983378382336 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 1855472841634669568 (ACV|roAm|roAp|SXARI), 142" away |
| RA (deg) | 320.47 |
| Dec (deg) | 35.4236 |
| 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
- TIC163540329_s0015.fits 76 KB
- TIC163540329_s0015.png 32 KB
- thumb.png 33 KB
- meta.json
