TIC 167246712
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 4 (flagged in 13 sector(s)). Detection score 56.6.
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 4 |
| Amplitude | 1.0% |
| Data used | TESS sector 4 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 795 (~2,593 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,559 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.23 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 1.30 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.82 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.03 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.89 |
| TESS mag | 13.46 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 167246712 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 5283346099537606016 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 5283393099368702848 (RRC, P = 0.29525 d), 72" away |
| RA (deg) | 97.6724 |
| Dec (deg) | -67.0951 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 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
- TIC167246712_s0004.fits 68 KB
- TIC167246712_s0004.png 39 KB
- thumb.png 43 KB
- meta.json
