TIC 342526903
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 16 (flagged in 2 sector(s)). Detection score 391.3.
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 16 |
| Amplitude | 0.4% |
| Data used | TESS sector 16 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 855 (~2,787 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 8,669 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 2.54 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 2.19 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 32.78 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.70 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 0.96 - fits a single star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 148 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 11.72 |
| TESS mag | 11.37 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 342526903 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 2173959995387014912 |
| SIMBAD name | TYC 3972-1751-1 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 2173960029746756224 (ROT), 37" away |
| RA (deg) | 326.907 |
| Dec (deg) | 54.7176 |
| 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
- TIC342526903_s0016.fits 70 KB
- TIC342526903_s0016.png 36 KB
- thumb.png 24 KB
- meta.json
