TIC 179225131
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 9 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 275.3.
Not in VSX, ASAS-SN or ZTF variable catalogues at the time of the search; Gaia DR3 lists it as a variable-star candidate.
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 9 |
| Amplitude | 1.9% |
| Data used | TESS sector 9 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 271 (~882 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 4,985 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 0.73 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 0.29 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.10 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.06 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.31 |
| TESS mag | 12.75 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 179225131 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 3554554417804875776 |
| SIMBAD name | UCAC4 349-059830 [PM*] |
| Nearest known variable | PX Hya (EA, P = 36.155 d), 82" away |
| RA (deg) | 158.389 |
| Dec (deg) | -20.2014 |
| 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
- TIC179225131_s0009.fits 73 KB
- TIC179225131_s0009.png 34 KB
- thumb.png 28 KB
- meta.json
