TIC 159511161
Transit candidateNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 21 (flagged in 9 sector(s)). Detection score 133.5.
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 | Transit candidate |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period (days) | 2.1181 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 21 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 3.9% |
| Amplitude | 2.0% |
| Data used | TESS sector 21 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 1,055 (~3,441 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 6,001 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.79 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.18 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 3.72 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.72 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 0.98 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.33 |
| TESS mag | 12.96 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 159511161 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 1709119705015557632 |
| SIMBAD name | Pul -3 1320153 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 1709123003550443904 (ROT), 162" away |
| RA (deg) | 247.876 |
| Dec (deg) | 78.465 |
| 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.