TIC 296162166
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 10 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 587.2.
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 10 |
| Amplitude | 0.8% |
| Data used | TESS sector 10 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 2,125 (~6,931 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 4,505 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 15.99 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 3.30 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 105.91 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.74 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 0.96 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 12.43 |
| TESS mag | 11.56 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 296162166 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 5236826759036956032 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 5236826724677228032 (DSCT|GDOR|SXPHE), 36" away |
| RA (deg) | 172.316 |
| Dec (deg) | -66.1232 |
| 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
- TIC296162166_s0010.fits 76 KB
- TIC296162166_s0010.png 33 KB
- thumb.png 25 KB
- meta.json
