TIC 40165616
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 14 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 178.6.
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.
The signal
| Type | Single dip / odd event |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 14 |
| Amplitude | 0.9% |
| Data used | TESS sector 14 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 1,063 (~3,467 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 6,659 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 3.34 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.87 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 19.05 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.64 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 0.92 - fits a single star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 128 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 11.68 |
| TESS mag | 11.35 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 40165616 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 2046483235740342528 |
| SIMBAD name | TYC 2663-345-1 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 2046483201380150272 (DSCT|GDOR|SXPHE, P = 0.060862 d), 37" away |
| RA (deg) | 293.056 |
| Dec (deg) | 33.8291 |
| 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
- TIC40165616_s0014.fits 79 KB
- TIC40165616_s0014.png 37 KB
- thumb.png 30 KB
- meta.json
