TIC 128679896
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 13 (flagged in 2 sector(s)). Detection score 4209.6.
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 13 |
| Amplitude | 0.1% |
| Data used | TESS sector 13 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 93 (~303 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,675 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.30 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 0.96 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 1.59 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.88 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.27 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 9.09 |
| TESS mag | 8.616 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 128679896 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 6685950717529735808 |
| SIMBAD name | HD 188454 [PM*] |
| Nearest known variable | none within 5' |
| RA (deg) | 299.256 |
| Dec (deg) | -43.6122 |
| 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
- TIC128679896_s0013.fits 82 KB
- TIC128679896_s0013.png 29 KB
- thumb.png 10 KB
- meta.json
