TIC 234497727
Periodic variableNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 28 (flagged in 4 sector(s)). Detection score 98.8.
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 | Periodic variable |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period (days) | 0.19625 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 28 |
| Amplitude | 6.0% |
| Data used | TESS sector 28 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 149 (~486 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,699 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.59 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.04 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 2.39 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.87 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 0.94 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 9.66 |
| TESS mag | 9.197 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 234497727 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 4902267910649675904 |
| SIMBAD name | HD 4160 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | none within 5' |
| RA (deg) | 10.808 |
| Dec (deg) | -62.5166 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 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
- TIC234497727_s0028.fits 200 KB
- TIC234497727_s0028.png 71 KB
- thumb.png 121 KB
- meta.json
