TIC 17238865
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 21 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 125.0.
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 21 |
| Amplitude | 0.8% |
| Data used | TESS sector 21 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 468 (~1,527 light years) |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.77 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 0.94 - fits a single star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 116 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 12.20 |
| TESS mag | 11.8 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 17238865 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 796522885001871744 |
| SIMBAD name | TYC 2508-1098-1 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 796431969134170496 (VAR, P = 0.015296 d), 75" away |
| RA (deg) | 147.062 |
| Dec (deg) | 36.3409 |
| 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
- TIC17238865_s0021.fits 79 KB
- TIC17238865_s0021.png 41 KB
- thumb.png 35 KB
- meta.json
