TIC 178171080
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 31 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 144.3.
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 31 |
| Amplitude | 0.3% |
| Data used | TESS sector 31 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 816 (~2,660 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 16,691 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 3.75 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 5.36 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 986.48 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | -0.22 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.15 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 8.42 |
| TESS mag | 8.589 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 178171080 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 5064488275663097472 |
| SIMBAD name | HD 18047 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 5064486969996916992 (ROT, P = 5.1031 d), 252" away |
| RA (deg) | 43.2662 |
| Dec (deg) | -31.4039 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-12 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC178171080_s0031.fits 200 KB
- TIC178171080_s0031.png 58 KB
- thumb.png 76 KB
- meta.json
