TIC 176488735
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 8 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 260.2.
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.
The signal
| Type | Single dip / odd event |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 8 |
| Amplitude | 0.7% |
| Data used | TESS sector 8 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 440 (~1,434 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,145 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.05 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 0.70 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.13 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.14 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.57 |
| TESS mag | 12.99 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 176488735 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 5703920326633549696 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 5703932107727688960 (E, P = 0.32294 d), 97" away |
| RA (deg) | 132.019 |
| Dec (deg) | -21.224 |
| 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
- TIC176488735_s0008.fits 62 KB
- TIC176488735_s0008.png 37 KB
- thumb.png 27 KB
- meta.json
