TIC 66550091
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 16 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 190.2.
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 16 |
| Amplitude | 1.8% |
| Data used | TESS sector 16 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 641 (~2,089 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,945 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.28 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 1.22 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.00 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.23 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.73 |
| TESS mag | 13.21 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 66550091 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 1988784645076249984 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 1988784576356774528 (DSCT|GDOR|SXPHE), 40" away |
| RA (deg) | 341.544 |
| Dec (deg) | 50.0759 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 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
- TIC66550091_s0016.fits 70 KB
- TIC66550091_s0016.png 36 KB
- thumb.png 31 KB
- meta.json
