TIC 324828386
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 16 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 196.1.
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 1.4)
2026-10-11 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 16
The signal
| Type | Single dip / odd event |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 16 |
| Amplitude | 1.9% |
| Data used | TESS sector 16 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 2,975 (~9,705 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 9,396 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 2.80 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 2.48 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 54.97 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.38 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.44 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.47 |
| TESS mag | 13.32 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 324828386 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 1980220755176865408 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 1980220549018443520 (E, P = 6.1598 d), 59" away |
| RA (deg) | 330.295 |
| Dec (deg) | 51.1066 |
| 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
- TIC324828386_s0016.fits 70 KB
- TIC324828386_s0016.png 37 KB
- thumb.png 31 KB
- meta.json
