TIC 416116421
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 26 (flagged in 2 sector(s)). Detection score 218.4.
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 25
The signal
| Type | Single dip / odd event |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 26 |
| Amplitude | 0.6% |
| Data used | TESS sector 26 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 819 (~2,671 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 6,118 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 2.07 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.23 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 4.47 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.75 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.52 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 76 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 12.59 |
| TESS mag | 12.19 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 416116421 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 2121699378774545024 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 2121700242064832000 (ROT), 83" away |
| RA (deg) | 273.864 |
| Dec (deg) | 47.319 |
| 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
- TIC416116421_s0025.fits 73 KB
- TIC416116421_s0025.png 36 KB
- TIC416116421_s0026.fits 73 KB
- TIC416116421_s0026.png 37 KB
- thumb.png 34 KB
- meta.json
