TIC 106806246
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 9 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 282.0.
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 9 |
| Amplitude | 1.2% |
| Data used | TESS sector 9 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 587 (~1,914 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 4,768 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.20 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 0.67 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.23 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.03 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 14.11 |
| TESS mag | 13.49 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 106806246 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 5394526271496142848 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | SSS_J104414.6-383930 (EW, P = 0.27269 d), 169" away |
| RA (deg) | 161.046 |
| Dec (deg) | -38.7037 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-03 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC106806246_s0009.fits 73 KB
- TIC106806246_s0009.png 38 KB
- thumb.png 28 KB
- meta.json
