TIC 16805617
Single dip / odd eventProbably known
Notes
NOTE: SIMBAD already lists this star (BD+40 2208) 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 968.8.
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.
The signal
| Type | Single dip / odd event |
| Status | Probably known |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 21 |
| Amplitude | 0.1% |
| Data used | TESS sector 21 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 33 (~106 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 4,200 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 0.94 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 0.23 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.61 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.19 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 9.29 |
| TESS mag | 8.505 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 16805617 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 811719067706991616 |
| SIMBAD name | BD+40 2208 [SB*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 811719273865422336 (ROT), 56" away |
| RA (deg) | 141.868 |
| Dec (deg) | 39.505 |
| 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
- TIC16805617_s0021.fits 79 KB
- TIC16805617_s0021.png 37 KB
- thumb.png 22 KB
- meta.json
