TIC 429407866
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 16 (flagged in 2 sector(s)). Detection score 303.2.
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 | 0.7% |
| Data used | TESS sector 16 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 648 (~2,114 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 6,471 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 2.86 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.71 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 12.85 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.39 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.04 - fits a single star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 67 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 12.45 |
| TESS mag | 11.74 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 429407866 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 2188843770743620352 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 2188843324067376640 (VAR, P = 0.070388 d), 56" away |
| RA (deg) | 314.116 |
| Dec (deg) | 55.1478 |
| 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
- TIC429407866_s0015.fits 76 KB
- TIC429407866_s0015.png 34 KB
- TIC429407866_s0016.fits 70 KB
- TIC429407866_s0016.png 37 KB
- thumb.png 32 KB
- meta.json
