TIC 55587166
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 7 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 181.3.
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.
The signal
| Type | Single dip / odd event |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 7 |
| Amplitude | 0.3% |
| Data used | TESS sector 7 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 509 (~1,661 light years) |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.19 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.09 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 11.79 |
| TESS mag | 11.18 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 55587166 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 3031072533783108096 |
| SIMBAD name | TYC 5966-2629-1 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | GDS_J0722167-160723 (VAR), 41" away |
| RA (deg) | 110.581 |
| Dec (deg) | -16.127 |
| 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
- TIC55587166_s0007.fits 70 KB
- TIC55587166_s0007.png 41 KB
- thumb.png 35 KB
- meta.json
