TIC 214568916
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate

Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 1 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 237.4.
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 | 0.4% |
| Data used | TESS sector 1 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 527 (~1,718 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,884 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.46 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.06 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 2.30 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.75 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 0.99 - fits a single star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 20 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 12.33 |
| TESS mag | 11.88 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 214568916 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 6596008948389126912 |
| SIMBAD name | TYC 7504-967-1 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | none within 5' |
| RA (deg) | 340.716 |
| Dec (deg) | -36.2348 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-02 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC214568916_s0001.fits 79 KB
- TIC214568916_s0001.png 35 KB
- thumb.png 21 KB
- meta.json