TIC 428237597
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 16 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 198.5.
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 20.3)
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 | 0.6% |
| Data used | TESS sector 16 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 660 (~2,152 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 7,916 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 2.69 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 2.22 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 36.89 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.04 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 20.26 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 223 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 12.56 |
| TESS mag | 12.02 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 428237597 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 2200449940608528512 |
| SIMBAD name | TYC 3994-231-1 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 2200449876195315584 (S), 90" away |
| RA (deg) | 336.347 |
| Dec (deg) | 59.2301 |
| 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
- TIC428237597_s0016.fits 70 KB
- TIC428237597_s0016.png 36 KB
- thumb.png 30 KB
- meta.json
