TIC 6846966
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 13 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 239.1.
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 13 |
| Amplitude | 4.0% |
| Data used | TESS sector 13 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 1,141 (~3,721 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,787 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.92 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.16 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 3.64 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.82 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.06 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.53 |
| TESS mag | 13.11 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 6846966 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 6657577751258852736 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | SSS_J190054.7-513417 (EW, P = 0.26442 d), 260" away |
| RA (deg) | 285.187 |
| Dec (deg) | -51.5041 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-12 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC6846966_s0013.fits 82 KB
- TIC6846966_s0013.png 38 KB
- thumb.png 39 KB
- meta.json
