TIC 159208074
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 23 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 87.0.
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.
Updates:
2026-10-11 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 2.1)
2026-10-11 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 23
The signal
| Type | Single dip / odd event |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 23 |
| Amplitude | 0.1% |
| Data used | TESS sector 23 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 299 (~974 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 6,610 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 3.81 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 2.00 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 25.25 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.57 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 2.12 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 58 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 8.56 |
| TESS mag | 8.242 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 159208074 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 1479894551649504000 |
| SIMBAD name | HD 126878 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 1479894379850810112 (VAR, P = 0.035518 d), 80" away |
| RA (deg) | 216.806 |
| Dec (deg) | 34.7222 |
| 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
- TIC159208074_s0023.fits 79 KB
- TIC159208074_s0023.png 42 KB
- thumb.png 41 KB
- meta.json
