TIC 233161318
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 18 (flagged in 12 sector(s)). Detection score 335.4.
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:
2026-10-09 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 27.2)
2026-10-09 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 14
The signal
| Type | Single dip / odd event |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 18 |
| Amplitude | 0.3% |
| Data used | TESS sector 18 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 426 (~1,389 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,609 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.57 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 0.97 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 2.20 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.89 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 27.17 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Gaia G mag | 11.96 |
| TESS mag | 11.49 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 233161318 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 2158294115044136192 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 2158294428577999104 (S), 158" away |
| RA (deg) | 275.289 |
| Dec (deg) | 61.1666 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-09 |
| Last update | 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
- TIC233161318_s0014.fits 79 KB
- TIC233161318_s0014.png 39 KB
- TIC233161318_s0016.fits 70 KB
- TIC233161318_s0016.png 35 KB
- TIC233161318_s0018.fits 70 KB
- TIC233161318_s0018.png 34 KB
- thumb.png 27 KB
- meta.json
