TIC 20299885
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 23 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 76.2.
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 23 |
| Amplitude | 15.7% |
| Data used | TESS sector 23 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 654 (~2,134 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,450 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.34 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 1.42 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.90 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.00 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.35 |
| TESS mag | 12.88 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 20299885 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 1388595779003288064 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | SS Boo (EA/RS, P = 7.6061 d), 33" away |
| RA (deg) | 228.384 |
| Dec (deg) | 38.5591 |
| 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
- TIC20299885_s0023.fits 79 KB
- TIC20299885_s0023.png 39 KB
- thumb.png 43 KB
- meta.json
