TIC 159638137
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 27 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 99.3.
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 27 |
| Amplitude | 1.3% |
| Data used | TESS sector 27 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 299 (~977 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 6,337 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.28 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.21 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 2.39 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.64 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.17 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 11.10 |
| TESS mag | 10.76 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 159638137 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 6774165394420237184 |
| SIMBAD name | TYC 7966-785-1 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 6774165806737098240 (ROT), 159" away |
| RA (deg) | 317.744 |
| Dec (deg) | -38.657 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-12 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC159638137_s0027.fits 194 KB
- TIC159638137_s0027.png 57 KB
- thumb.png 79 KB
- meta.json
