TIC 179237506
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 9 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 246.8.
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 9 |
| Amplitude | 0.9% |
| Data used | TESS sector 9 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 681 (~2,220 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,807 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.09 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 0.99 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 1.20 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.92 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 0.98 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.87 |
| TESS mag | 13.39 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 179237506 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 5474720874351320064 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 5474719809199429248 (ROT), 205" away |
| RA (deg) | 158.846 |
| Dec (deg) | -22.8022 |
| 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
- TIC179237506_s0009.fits 73 KB
- TIC179237506_s0009.png 37 KB
- thumb.png 29 KB
- meta.json
