TIC 65576961
Single dip / odd eventProbably known
Notes
NOTE: SIMBAD already lists this star (UCAC4 665-019103) as type SB*, so it may be known after all - check the SIMBAD references.
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 18 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 440.2.
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 | Probably known |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 18 |
| Amplitude | 0.4% |
| Data used | TESS sector 18 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 460 (~1,499 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 6,135 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.51 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.21 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 2.92 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.91 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.15 - fits a single star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 86 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 12.27 |
| TESS mag | 11.8 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 65576961 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 237524683749384960 |
| SIMBAD name | UCAC4 665-019103 [SB*] |
| Nearest known variable | ZTF J033900.44+424718.9 (RS, P = 3.4703 d), 167" away |
| RA (deg) | 54.7208 |
| Dec (deg) | 42.8291 |
| 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
- TIC65576961_s0018.fits 70 KB
- TIC65576961_s0018.png 37 KB
- thumb.png 26 KB
- meta.json
