TIC 173424467
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 17 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 268.3.
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 17 |
| Amplitude | 0.5% |
| Data used | TESS sector 17 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 1,216 (~3,966 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 6,338 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 3.89 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.92 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 21.93 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.71 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.18 - fits a single star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 138 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 11.83 |
| TESS mag | 11.46 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 173424467 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 1930878792177109376 |
| SIMBAD name | TYC 3225-1727-1 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | ZTF J230955.28+424349.3 (BY, P = 5.631 d), 82" away |
| RA (deg) | 347.506 |
| Dec (deg) | 42.7431 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-10 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC173424467_s0017.fits 70 KB
- TIC173424467_s0017.png 36 KB
- thumb.png 27 KB
- meta.json
