TIC 178270922
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 4 (flagged in 2 sector(s)). Detection score 85.0.
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 4 |
| Amplitude | 1.7% |
| Data used | TESS sector 4 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 1,047 (~3,416 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,699 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.75 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.08 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 2.86 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.88 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 0.95 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.66 |
| TESS mag | 13.21 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 178270922 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 5084279141366661888 |
| SIMBAD name | UCAC4 336-004688 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 5084467776330589440 (RS), 274" away |
| RA (deg) | 59.7041 |
| Dec (deg) | -22.8102 |
| 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
- TIC178270922_s0004.fits 68 KB
- TIC178270922_s0004.png 40 KB
- thumb.png 41 KB
- meta.json
