TIC 169111723
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 7 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 2486.0.
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:
2026-10-02 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 4.3)
2026-10-02 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 7
The signal
| Type | Single dip / odd event |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 7 |
| Amplitude | 0.1% |
| Data used | TESS sector 7 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 153 (~498 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 6,526 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.97 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.46 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 6.35 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.60 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 4.33 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Gaia G mag | 8.64 |
| TESS mag | 8.31 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 169111723 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 3076880765167863680 |
| SIMBAD name | HD 71476 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 3076882036478173696 (ROT), 243" away |
| RA (deg) | 126.93 |
| Dec (deg) | -0.0872857 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-02 |
| Last update | 2026-10-02 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC169111723_s0007.fits 70 KB
- TIC169111723_s0007.png 31 KB
- thumb.png 20 KB
- meta.json
