TIC 178145239
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate

Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 18 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 411.6.
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 18 |
| Amplitude | 1.6% |
| Data used | TESS sector 18 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 1,369 (~4,467 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,790 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 2.66 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.38 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 5.59 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.13 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 0.99 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.86 |
| TESS mag | 13.28 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 178145239 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 236400673626324480 |
| SIMBAD name | Pul -3 270536 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 236401154662649728 (DSCT|GDOR|SXPHE), 121" away |
| RA (deg) | 50.1736 |
| Dec (deg) | 41.2187 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-10 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC178145239_s0018.fits 70 KB
- TIC178145239_s0018.png 35 KB
- thumb.png 27 KB
- meta.json