TIC 177252884
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 2 (flagged in 7 sector(s)). Detection score 128.5.
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 2 |
| Amplitude | 0.6% |
| Data used | TESS sector 2 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 671 (~2,187 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,578 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.36 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 0.95 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 1.63 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.85 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.06 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.35 |
| TESS mag | 12.82 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 177252884 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 5265699934340030592 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 5265698521293796224 (E, P = 0.79868 d), 201" away |
| RA (deg) | 101.719 |
| Dec (deg) | -72.1582 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-03 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC177252884_s0002.fits 79 KB
- TIC177252884_s0002.png 42 KB
- thumb.png 37 KB
- meta.json
