TIC 170275479
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 8 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 399.7.
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 2.1)
2026-10-03 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 8
The signal
| Type | Single dip / odd event |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 8 |
| Amplitude | 0.5% |
| Data used | TESS sector 8 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 1,123 (~3,663 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 6,478 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 2.27 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.55 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 8.29 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.68 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 2.10 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Gaia G mag | 12.80 |
| TESS mag | 12.45 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 170275479 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 5558575472241975040 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 5558575437882238720 (ROT), 102" away |
| RA (deg) | 102.669 |
| Dec (deg) | -46.2516 |
| 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
- TIC170275479_s0008.fits 62 KB
- TIC170275479_s0008.png 37 KB
- thumb.png 26 KB
- meta.json
