TIC 166500448
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 13 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 273.0.
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 13 |
| Amplitude | 2.1% |
| Data used | TESS sector 13 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 4,798 (~15,649 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 4,858 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 5.23 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.57 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 14.00 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.19 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 0.96 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 14.14 |
| TESS mag | 13.54 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 166500448 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 6475417055676509952 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 6475429287744171008 (S), 286" away |
| RA (deg) | 305.165 |
| Dec (deg) | -51.2385 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-09 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC166500448_s0013.fits 82 KB
- TIC166500448_s0013.png 38 KB
- thumb.png 29 KB
- meta.json
