TIC 159295278
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 25 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 149.5.
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 25 |
| Amplitude | 1.2% |
| Data used | TESS sector 25 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 617 (~2,013 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,629 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.09 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 0.92 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 1.08 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.82 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 0.99 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.52 |
| TESS mag | 13.1 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 159295278 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 1314919738209180672 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 1314731309404113408 (ROT), 231" away |
| RA (deg) | 253.357 |
| Dec (deg) | 34.4675 |
| 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
- TIC159295278_s0025.fits 73 KB
- TIC159295278_s0025.png 36 KB
- thumb.png 24 KB
- meta.json
