TIC 16488877
Single dip / odd eventKnown to NASA (TOI)
Notes
Already known to NASA: CTOI 16488877.01 (PC).
Already on NASA's TESS list as CTOI 16488877.01 (PC).
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 7 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 439.9.
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.
Updates:
2026-10-02 Found on NASA's list of TESS planet candidates: CTOI 16488877.01 (PC)
2026-10-02 Planet check: Already known to NASA: CTOI 16488877.01 (PC)
2026-10-02 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 7
The signal
| Type | Single dip / odd event |
| Status | Known to NASA (TOI) |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 7 |
| Amplitude | 0.1% |
| Data used | TESS sector 7 (QLP) |
Planet check
| Verdict | Already known to NASA: CTOI 16488877.01 (PC) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 193 (~628 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,941 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.40 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.07 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 2.19 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.76 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.40 - fits a single star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 41 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 10.27 |
| TESS mag | 9.86 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 16488877 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 3164776377528907520 |
| SIMBAD name | BD+15 1661 [Em*], 1.6" away |
| Nearest known variable | CSS_J074737.9+145004 (EW, P = 0.41512 d), 142" away |
| RA (deg) | 116.915 |
| Dec (deg) | 14.7956 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-02 |
| Last update | 2026-10-02 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC16488877_s0007.fits 70 KB
- TIC16488877_s0007.png 34 KB
- thumb.png 26 KB
- meta.json
