TIC 157979655
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 23 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 71.1.
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 23 |
| Amplitude | 1.5% |
| Data used | TESS sector 23 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 553 (~1,803 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,907 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.10 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.04 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 1.32 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.78 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.01 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.11 |
| TESS mag | 12.71 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 157979655 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 1281156175660835584 |
| SIMBAD name | Gaia DR3 1281156175660835584 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 1281157614473904128 (ROT), 206" away |
| RA (deg) | 219.142 |
| Dec (deg) | 28.9624 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-11 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC157979655_s0023.fits 79 KB
- TIC157979655_s0023.png 41 KB
- thumb.png 43 KB
- meta.json
