TIC 159095971
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 20 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 1030.1.
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.
Updates:
2026-10-11 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 1.5)
2026-10-11 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 20
The signal
| Type | Single dip / odd event |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 20 |
| Amplitude | 0.1% |
| Data used | TESS sector 20 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 253 (~825 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,683 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.83 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.11 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 3.17 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.81 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.54 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 53 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 10.43 |
| TESS mag | 9.999 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 159095971 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 921639719036629376 |
| SIMBAD name | TYC 2976-1933-1 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | CSS_J080718.5+410302 (EA, P = 0.57982 d), 274" away |
| RA (deg) | 121.892 |
| Dec (deg) | 40.9923 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-11 |
| Last update | 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
- TIC159095971_s0020.fits 76 KB
- TIC159095971_s0020.png 33 KB
- thumb.png 21 KB
- meta.json
