TIC 159146071
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 21 (flagged in 3 sector(s)). Detection score 196.0.
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 21 |
| Amplitude | 0.7% |
| Data used | TESS sector 21 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 502 (~1,636 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,680 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.09 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 0.94 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 1.10 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.13 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.14 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.63 |
| TESS mag | 13.05 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 159146071 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 1726117501946488448 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 1726116883471193728 (ROT), 207" away |
| RA (deg) | 194.171 |
| Dec (deg) | 83.7028 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-10 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC159146071_s0014.fits 79 KB
- TIC159146071_s0014.png 41 KB
- TIC159146071_s0021.fits 79 KB
- TIC159146071_s0021.png 40 KB
- thumb.png 32 KB
- meta.json
