TIC 159892669
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 26 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 91.7.
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 26 |
| Amplitude | 13.1% |
| Data used | TESS sector 26 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 500 (~1,629 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,572 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.06 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 0.90 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 0.98 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.84 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.03 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.18 |
| TESS mag | 12.74 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 159892669 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 4611446191750647808 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | CSS_J175821.7+400321 (EW, P = 0.28594 d), 175" away |
| RA (deg) | 269.551 |
| Dec (deg) | 40.0938 |
| 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
- TIC159892669_s0026.fits 73 KB
- TIC159892669_s0026.png 39 KB
- thumb.png 45 KB
- meta.json
