TIC 266908723
Single dip / odd eventProbably known
Notes
NOTE: SIMBAD already lists this star (HD 204582) as type SB*, so it may be known after all - check the SIMBAD references.
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 16 (flagged in 2 sector(s)). Detection score 209.2.
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 16 |
| Amplitude | 0.1% |
| Data used | TESS sector 16 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 543 (~1,770 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 10,169 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 2.94 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 2.75 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 83.34 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.05 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 0.81 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 9.14 |
| TESS mag | 9.136 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 266908723 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 1970960805684738816 |
| SIMBAD name | HD 204582 [SB*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 1970960560855709440 (RS), 94" away |
| RA (deg) | 322.083 |
| Dec (deg) | 43.9799 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-10 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC266908723_s0016.fits 70 KB
- TIC266908723_s0016.png 35 KB
- thumb.png 31 KB
- meta.json
