TIC 159933638
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 11 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 615.6.
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 11 |
| Amplitude | 0.2% |
| Data used | TESS sector 11 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 228 (~744 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,206 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.32 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 0.91 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 1.15 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.98 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.28 - fits a single star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 91 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 11.40 |
| TESS mag | 10.89 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 159933638 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 6201967135163642880 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | SSS_J144615.2-363237 (EA, P = 0.40308 d), 220" away |
| RA (deg) | 221.63 |
| Dec (deg) | -36.5731 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-04 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC159933638_s0011.fits 79 KB
- TIC159933638_s0011.png 35 KB
- thumb.png 25 KB
- meta.json
