TIC 165159970
Periodic variableNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 3 (flagged in 3 sector(s)). Detection score 35.0.
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 | Periodic variable |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period (days) | 0.587078 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 3 |
| Amplitude | 4.9% |
| Data used | TESS sector 3 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 493 (~1,607 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,982 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.22 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.07 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 1.70 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.74 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 0.94 - fits a single star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 92 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 12.56 |
| TESS mag | 12.18 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 165159970 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 4852372072981531904 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 4852372863255517568 (ROT), 247" away |
| RA (deg) | 46.9913 |
| Dec (deg) | -40.5152 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-12 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC165159970_s0003.fits 82 KB
- TIC165159970_s0003.png 44 KB
- thumb.png 80 KB
- meta.json
