TIC 178003283
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 7 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 458.4.
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 28.8)
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 | 0.5% |
| Data used | TESS sector 7 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 232 (~756 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,709 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 0.75 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 0.54 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.92 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 28.79 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 116 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 12.36 |
| TESS mag | 11.75 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 178003283 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 3086381438988449536 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 3086380988012663808 (RRAB, P = 0.48949 d), 99" away |
| RA (deg) | 113.197 |
| Dec (deg) | -0.350996 |
| 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
- TIC178003283_s0007.fits 70 KB
- TIC178003283_s0007.png 37 KB
- thumb.png 28 KB
- meta.json
