TIC 118906328
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 8 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 249.7.
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 | New candidate |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 8 |
| Amplitude | 0.4% |
| Data used | TESS sector 8 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 511 (~1,665 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,754 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 2.11 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.21 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 4.10 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.98 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 0.94 - fits a single star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 116 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 11.99 |
| TESS mag | 11.48 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 118906328 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 5729001522595939840 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 5729002690827064960 (RS, P = 0.071256 d), 233" away |
| RA (deg) | 135.056 |
| Dec (deg) | -18.1435 |
| 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
- TIC118906328_s0008.fits 62 KB
- TIC118906328_s0008.png 38 KB
- thumb.png 30 KB
- meta.json
