TIC 11488040
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate

Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 30 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 265.4.
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 30 |
| Amplitude | 1.3% |
| Data used | TESS sector 30 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 756 (~2,466 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,646 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.22 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 0.94 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 1.37 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.83 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 0.96 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.66 |
| TESS mag | 13.23 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 11488040 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 5041052460195459072 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 5041052047878598528 (ROT), 77" away |
| RA (deg) | 17.8847 |
| Dec (deg) | -24.3339 |
| 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
- TIC11488040_s0030.fits 217 KB
- TIC11488040_s0030.png 36 KB
- thumb.png 26 KB
- meta.json