TIC 78767731
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate

Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 9 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 320.3.
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 9 |
| Amplitude | 3.2% |
| Data used | TESS sector 9 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 6,453 (~21,048 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 4,728 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 19.35 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 3.30 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 145.67 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 2.06 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.02 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 14.58 |
| TESS mag | 13.56 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 78767731 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 5423067329914337920 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 5423067428689885696 (RS), 87" away |
| RA (deg) | 143.344 |
| Dec (deg) | -45.2255 |
| 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
- TIC78767731_s0009.fits 73 KB
- TIC78767731_s0009.png 37 KB
- thumb.png 30 KB
- meta.json