TIC 198239685
Single dip / odd eventProbably known
Notes
NOTE: SIMBAD already lists this star (TYC 4190-1971-1) as type SB*, so it may be known after all - check the SIMBAD references.
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 18 (flagged in 12 sector(s)). Detection score 1075.8.
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 18 |
| Amplitude | 0.3% |
| Data used | TESS sector 18 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 441 (~1,438 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,881 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.69 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.11 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 2.98 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.77 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.00 - fits a single star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 61 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 11.68 |
| TESS mag | 11.28 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 198239685 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 1624441568620816512 |
| SIMBAD name | TYC 4190-1971-1 [SB*] |
| Nearest known variable | none within 5' |
| RA (deg) | 249.231 |
| Dec (deg) | 60.3969 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-09 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC198239685_s0014.fits 79 KB
- TIC198239685_s0014.png 34 KB
- TIC198239685_s0018.fits 70 KB
- TIC198239685_s0018.png 33 KB
- thumb.png 23 KB
- meta.json
