TIC 168707939
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 23 (flagged in 2 sector(s)). Detection score 71.2.
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 1.5)
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 | 0.4% |
| Data used | TESS sector 23 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 517 (~1,686 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,453 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.55 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 0.96 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 1.92 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.89 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.48 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 43 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 12.53 |
| TESS mag | 12.07 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 168707939 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 1504671732647117056 |
| SIMBAD name | TYC 3041-671-1 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | none within 5' |
| RA (deg) | 213.877 |
| Dec (deg) | 44.242 |
| 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
- TIC168707939_s0023.fits 79 KB
- TIC168707939_s0023.png 38 KB
- thumb.png 44 KB
- meta.json
