TIC 166673287
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 23 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 152.5.
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:
2026-10-11 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 3.9)
2026-10-11 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 23
The signal
| Type | Single dip / odd event |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 23 |
| Amplitude | 0.7% |
| Data used | TESS sector 23 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 277 (~904 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 4,434 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 0.96 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 0.32 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.34 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 3.85 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.49 |
| TESS mag | 12.82 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 166673287 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 1457544435194481920 |
| SIMBAD name | UCAC4 612-049288 [PM*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 1457543713639973632 (ROT), 284" away |
| RA (deg) | 209.82 |
| Dec (deg) | 32.2879 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-11 |
| Last update | 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
- TIC166673287_s0023.fits 79 KB
- TIC166673287_s0023.png 37 KB
- thumb.png 35 KB
- meta.json
