TIC 450016148
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 18 (flagged in 3 sector(s)). Detection score 292.2.
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.
Updates:
2026-10-11 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 2.6)
2026-10-11 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 18
The signal
| Type | Single dip / odd event |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 18 |
| Amplitude | 0.3% |
| Data used | TESS sector 18 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 257 (~838 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,536 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.29 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 0.92 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 1.40 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.93 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 2.59 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 61 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 11.45 |
| TESS mag | 10.95 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 450016148 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 425001724213219456 |
| SIMBAD name | TYC 3666-928-1 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | ZTF J003733.30+582538.7 (BY, P = 2.6978 d), 58" away |
| RA (deg) | 9.39985 |
| Dec (deg) | 58.4425 |
| 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
- TIC450016148_s0018.fits 70 KB
- TIC450016148_s0018.png 39 KB
- thumb.png 30 KB
- meta.json
