TIC 310169661
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 23 (flagged in 3 sector(s)). Detection score 419.7.
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 | New candidate |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 23 |
| Amplitude | 0.3% |
| Data used | TESS sector 23 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 371 (~1,209 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,940 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.23 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.06 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 1.71 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.79 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 0.98 - fits a single star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 116 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 12.05 |
| TESS mag | 11.64 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 310169661 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 1403124210256271744 |
| SIMBAD name | TYC 3493-287-1 [PM*] |
| Nearest known variable | none within 5' |
| RA (deg) | 239.257 |
| Dec (deg) | 49.919 |
| 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
- TIC310169661_s0016.fits 70 KB
- TIC310169661_s0016.png 37 KB
- TIC310169661_s0023.fits 79 KB
- TIC310169661_s0023.png 37 KB
- thumb.png 26 KB
- meta.json
