TIC 165941867
Single dip / odd eventProbably known
Notes
NOTE: SIMBAD already lists this star (UCAC4 216-001942) as type **, so it may be known after all - check the SIMBAD references.
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 29 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 289.3.
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.
Updates:
2026-10-12 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 3.0)
2026-10-12 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 29
The signal
| Type | Single dip / odd event |
| Status | Probably known |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 29 |
| Amplitude | 3.3% |
| Data used | TESS sector 29 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 516 (~1,681 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,840 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 0.92 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.04 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 0.87 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.95 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 3.02 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.63 |
| TESS mag | 12.97 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 165941867 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 4943010172282502144 |
| SIMBAD name | UCAC4 216-001942 [**] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 4943009798621525632 (E, P = 3.8881 d), 41" away |
| RA (deg) | 31.7236 |
| Dec (deg) | -46.8425 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-12 |
| Last update | 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
- TIC165941867_s0029.fits 208 KB
- TIC165941867_s0029.png 44 KB
- thumb.png 44 KB
- meta.json
