TIC 79854227
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 9 (flagged in 2 sector(s)). Detection score 1931.5.
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 | 0.1% |
| Data used | TESS sector 9 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 493 (~1,607 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 12,113 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 3.52 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 3.56 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 239.66 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | -0.07 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 0.89 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 8.11 |
| TESS mag | 8.203 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 79854227 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 5518776823514703104 |
| SIMBAD name | HD 66705 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 5518775384706240000 (E, P = 0.54065 d), 80" away |
| RA (deg) | 120.653 |
| Dec (deg) | -46.8226 |
| 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
- TIC79854227_s0009.fits 73 KB
- TIC79854227_s0009.png 28 KB
- thumb.png 17 KB
- meta.json
