TIC 180568596
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 23 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 107.3.
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.
Updates:
2026-10-11 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 4.0)
2026-10-11 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 23
The signal
| Type | Single dip / odd event |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 23 |
| Amplitude | 0.6% |
| Data used | TESS sector 23 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 114 (~373 light years) |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.79 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 3.99 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 24 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 13.00 |
| TESS mag | 11.5 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 180568596 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 1522469943979204864 |
| SIMBAD name | Gaia DR3 1522469943977945088 [PM*] |
| Nearest known variable | ASASSN-V J131008.28+372113.8 (ROT, P = 4.2487 d), 219" away |
| RA (deg) | 197.557 |
| Dec (deg) | 37.412 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-11 |
| Last update | 2026-10-11 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC180568596_s0023.fits 79 KB
- TIC180568596_s0023.png 37 KB
- thumb.png 35 KB
- meta.json
