TIC 196500950
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 17 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 273.0.
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 17 |
| Amplitude | 0.3% |
| Data used | TESS sector 17 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 426 (~1,389 light years) |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.31 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.32 - fits a single star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 54 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 10.04 |
| TESS mag | 9.891 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 196500950 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 402125285277635712 |
| SIMBAD name | BD+47 296 [Pe*] |
| Nearest known variable | T-And0-18339 (EA, P = 4.3838 d), 186" away |
| RA (deg) | 15.915 |
| Dec (deg) | 47.9459 |
| 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
- TIC196500950_s0017.fits 70 KB
- TIC196500950_s0017.png 40 KB
- thumb.png 29 KB
- meta.json
