TIC 160300523
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
NOTE: SIMBAD already lists this star (TYC 5939-78-1) as type SB*, so it may be known after all - check the SIMBAD references.
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 6 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 371.3.
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.
| Type | Single dip / odd event |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 6 |
| Amplitude | 0.2% |
| RA (deg) | 88.6492 |
| Dec (deg) | -18.7728 |
| TESS mag | 10.85 |
| TIC ID | 160300523 |
| SIMBAD name | TYC 5939-78-1 [SB*] |
| Nearest known variable | CSS_J055449.5-184458 (EW, P = 0.26498 d), 213" away |
| Data used | TESS sector 6 (QLP) |
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-02 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |