TIC 178876530
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 8 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 428.4.
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.
The signal
| Type | Single dip / odd event |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 8 |
| Amplitude | 0.4% |
| Data used | TESS sector 8 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 332 (~1,081 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,602 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.55 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.00 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 2.15 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.90 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.01 - fits a single star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 73 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 11.57 |
| TESS mag | 11.1 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 178876530 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 3829338728821123456 |
| SIMBAD name | TYC 4906-244-1 [*], 1.5" away |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 3829337148273163520 (RS), 219" away |
| RA (deg) | 151.38 |
| Dec (deg) | -2.69018 |
| 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
- TIC178876530_s0008.fits 62 KB
- TIC178876530_s0008.png 39 KB
- thumb.png 27 KB
- meta.json
