TIC 10659040
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate

Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 26 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 250.0.
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 26 |
| Amplitude | 0.9% |
| Data used | TESS sector 26 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 707 (~2,306 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 6,045 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.39 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.15 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 2.32 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.77 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.13 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.13 |
| TESS mag | 12.73 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 10659040 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 4596731977393842816 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 4596920028241192960 (ROT), 195" away |
| RA (deg) | 268.902 |
| Dec (deg) | 30.2714 |
| 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
- TIC10659040_s0026.fits 73 KB
- TIC10659040_s0026.png 35 KB
- thumb.png 20 KB
- meta.json