TIC 168751905
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 4 (flagged in 2 sector(s)). Detection score 85.6.
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 | 0.4% |
| Data used | TESS sector 4 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 501 (~1,636 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,525 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.28 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 1.38 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.93 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.04 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 12.91 |
| TESS mag | 12.42 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 168751905 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 4869858877708341888 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 4869855510453982080 (VAR, P = 0.01484 d), 258" away |
| RA (deg) | 62.7785 |
| Dec (deg) | -35.5782 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 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
- TIC168751905_s0004.fits 68 KB
- TIC168751905_s0004.png 41 KB
- thumb.png 39 KB
- meta.json
