TIC 178774627
Periodic variableNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 31 (flagged in 4 sector(s)). Detection score 94.3.
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 | Periodic variable |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period (days) | 0.209957 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 31 |
| Amplitude | 5.8% |
| Data used | TESS sector 31 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 305 (~995 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 6,613 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.88 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.45 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 6.10 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.57 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.11 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 10.11 |
| TESS mag | 9.797 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 178774627 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 4885241285899260544 |
| SIMBAD name | CD-29 1693 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 4885985754054193664 (S), 288" away |
| RA (deg) | 65.605 |
| Dec (deg) | -29.1617 |
| 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
- TIC178774627_s0031.fits 200 KB
- TIC178774627_s0031.png 73 KB
- thumb.png 104 KB
- meta.json
