TIC 212287138
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 1 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 217.9.
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 | 3.6% |
| Data used | TESS sector 1 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 431 (~1,406 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,222 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 0.74 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 0.37 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.03 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.10 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 14.06 |
| TESS mag | 13.45 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 212287138 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 6796699507275369856 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | SSS_J203627.8-295347 (ROT, P = 0.41442 d), 118" away |
| RA (deg) | 309.127 |
| Dec (deg) | -29.8652 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-12 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC212287138_s0001.fits 79 KB
- TIC212287138_s0001.png 36 KB
- thumb.png 29 KB
- meta.json
