TIC 168546886
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 13 (flagged in 2 sector(s)). Detection score 236.1.
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 | 1.3% |
| Data used | TESS sector 13 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 503 (~1,642 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,078 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.35 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 1.09 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.04 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.01 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.21 |
| TESS mag | 12.67 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 168546886 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 6759534605509425920 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | PS1-3PI J192220.70-283738.4 (RRC, P = 0.29261 d), 260" away |
| RA (deg) | 290.623 |
| Dec (deg) | -28.6921 |
| 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
- TIC168546886_s0013.fits 82 KB
- TIC168546886_s0013.png 38 KB
- thumb.png 33 KB
- meta.json
