TIC 178996926
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
NOTE: SIMBAD already lists this star (CD-28 1668) as type SB*, so it may be known after all - check the SIMBAD references.
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 5 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 2350.9.
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.
| Type | Single dip / odd event |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 5 |
| Amplitude | 0.1% |
| RA (deg) | 70.0426 |
| Dec (deg) | -28.6491 |
| TESS mag | 9.315 |
| TIC ID | 178996926 |
| SIMBAD name | CD-28 1668 [SB*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 4879414664546251264 (ROT), 285" away |
| Data used | TESS sector 5 (QLP) |
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-02 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |