TIC 18940656
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 7 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 107.2.
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 7 |
| Amplitude | 0.7% |
| Data used | TESS sector 7 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 428 (~1,395 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,692 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 0.94 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 0.99 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 0.84 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.90 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.11 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.10 |
| TESS mag | 12.63 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 18940656 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 3152162878916661888 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 3152165975590498560 (DSCT|GDOR|SXPHE), 197" away |
| RA (deg) | 119.205 |
| Dec (deg) | 13.4231 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-02 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC18940656_s0007.fits 70 KB
- TIC18940656_s0007.png 43 KB
- thumb.png 41 KB
- meta.json
