TIC 174436116
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 17 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 267.1.
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 | 0.1% |
| Data used | TESS sector 17 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 237 (~774 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 6,044 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.98 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.25 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 4.70 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.73 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.22 - fits a single star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 37 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 9.89 |
| TESS mag | 9.498 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 174436116 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 313440704603713024 |
| SIMBAD name | TYC 2278-579-1 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | none within 5' |
| RA (deg) | 16.7763 |
| Dec (deg) | 31.655 |
| 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
- TIC174436116_s0017.fits 70 KB
- TIC174436116_s0017.png 36 KB
- thumb.png 25 KB
- meta.json
