TIC 212259859
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 1 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 1908.4.
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 1 |
| Amplitude | 0.6% |
| Data used | TESS sector 1 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 297 (~968 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 6,026 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.24 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.09 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 1.83 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.71 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.14 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 11.35 |
| TESS mag | 10.95 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 212259859 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 6798581321426591488 |
| SIMBAD name | TYC 6920-148-1 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 6798584684383094144 (S), 283" away |
| RA (deg) | 308.861 |
| Dec (deg) | -28.3412 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-01 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC212259859_s0001.fits 79 KB
- TIC212259859_s0001.png 33 KB
- thumb.png 22 KB
- meta.json
