TIC 166614842
Single dip / odd eventProbably known
Notes
NOTE: SIMBAD already lists this star (UCAC4 622-043681) as type SB*, so it may be known after all - check the SIMBAD references.
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 21 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 154.7.
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 | Probably known |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 21 |
| Amplitude | 0.4% |
| Data used | TESS sector 21 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 509 (~1,659 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,472 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.66 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.00 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 2.22 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.90 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.09 - fits a single star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 44 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 12.34 |
| TESS mag | 11.88 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 166614842 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 713460386457365376 |
| SIMBAD name | UCAC4 622-043681 [SB*] |
| Nearest known variable | none within 5' |
| RA (deg) | 136.044 |
| Dec (deg) | 34.3006 |
| 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
- TIC166614842_s0021.fits 79 KB
- TIC166614842_s0021.png 37 KB
- thumb.png 33 KB
- meta.json
