TIC 168280914
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 9 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 343.3.
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.
Updates:
2026-10-03 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 7.0)
2026-10-03 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 9
The signal
| Type | Single dip / odd event |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 9 |
| Amplitude | 1.3% |
| Data used | TESS sector 9 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 984 (~3,209 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,546 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.60 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 0.96 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 1.96 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.95 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 7.02 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.96 |
| TESS mag | 13.46 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 168280914 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 5473149225558701696 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 5473149431717132288 (ROT), 48" away |
| RA (deg) | 154.182 |
| Dec (deg) | -25.0692 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-03 |
| Last update | 2026-10-03 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC168280914_s0009.fits 73 KB
- TIC168280914_s0009.png 36 KB
- thumb.png 25 KB
- meta.json
