TIC 166626906
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 27 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 143.5.
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.
Updates:
2026-10-12 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 8.1)
2026-10-12 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 27
The signal
| Type | Single dip / odd event |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 27 |
| Amplitude | 0.9% |
| Data used | TESS sector 27 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 300 (~980 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,652 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.18 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 0.94 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 1.29 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.85 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 8.14 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Gaia G mag | 11.85 |
| TESS mag | 11.4 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 166626906 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 6481361560995410944 |
| SIMBAD name | TYC 8412-468-1 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 6481358331180334208 (E, P = 0.2222 d), 153" away |
| RA (deg) | 313.466 |
| Dec (deg) | -48.6173 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-12 |
| Last update | 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
- TIC166626906_s0027.fits 194 KB
- TIC166626906_s0027.png 45 KB
- thumb.png 44 KB
- meta.json
