TIC 302351416
Single dip / odd eventProbably known
Notes
NOTE: SIMBAD already lists this star (TYC 3827-170-1) 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 231.6.
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:
2026-10-11 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 1.5)
2026-10-11 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 21
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) | 246 (~801 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,993 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 2.12 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.28 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 5.24 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.72 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.48 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 91 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 9.81 |
| TESS mag | 9.422 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 302351416 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 856255301585891840 |
| SIMBAD name | TYC 3827-170-1 [SB*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 856267671091705728 (ROT), 255" away |
| RA (deg) | 168.616 |
| Dec (deg) | 56.2006 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-11 |
| Last update | 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
- TIC302351416_s0021.fits 79 KB
- TIC302351416_s0021.png 37 KB
- thumb.png 31 KB
- meta.json
