TIC 16357820
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 12 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 361.8.
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:
2026-10-06 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 7.1)
2026-10-06 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 12
The signal
| Type | Single dip / odd event |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 12 |
| Amplitude | 1.4% |
| Data used | TESS sector 12 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 10,979 (~35,810 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,805 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 38.38 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 3.21 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 1507.20 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.39 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 7.13 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.01 |
| TESS mag | 12.31 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 16357820 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 5952211454012501888 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 5952211488373254912 (RS), 46" away |
| RA (deg) | 263.853 |
| Dec (deg) | -45.6861 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-06 |
| Last update | 2026-10-06 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC16357820_s0012.fits 82 KB
- TIC16357820_s0012.png 33 KB
- thumb.png 26 KB
- meta.json
