TIC 61698163
Single dip / odd eventProbably known
Notes
NOTE: SIMBAD already lists this star (UCAC4 224-178111) as type SB*, so it may be known after all - check the SIMBAD references.
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 13 (flagged in 2 sector(s)). Detection score 293.7.
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 | Probably known |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 13 |
| Amplitude | 0.4% |
| Data used | TESS sector 13 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 224 (~732 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,000 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 0.89 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 0.84 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 0.44 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.13 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.40 - fits a single star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 70 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 12.59 |
| TESS mag | 12 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 61698163 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 6664499280032856320 |
| SIMBAD name | UCAC4 224-178111 [SB*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 6664499035218704640 (RS), 75" away |
| RA (deg) | 288.819 |
| Dec (deg) | -45.2886 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-09 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC61698163_s0013.fits 82 KB
- TIC61698163_s0013.png 38 KB
- thumb.png 28 KB
- meta.json
