TIC 214875216
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 1 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 227.1.
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.
Updates:
2026-10-09 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 15.1)
2026-10-09 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 1
The signal
| Type | Single dip / odd event |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 1 |
| Amplitude | 1.6% |
| Data used | TESS sector 1 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 389 (~1,267 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,309 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 0.63 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 0.28 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.92 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 15.06 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Gaia G mag | 14.04 |
| TESS mag | 13.41 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 214875216 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 6596167965257863424 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 6596171190778251136 (DSCT|GDOR|SXPHE), 124" away |
| RA (deg) | 341.599 |
| Dec (deg) | -36.3668 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-09 |
| Last update | 2026-10-09 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC214875216_s0001.fits 79 KB
- TIC214875216_s0001.png 35 KB
- thumb.png 27 KB
- meta.json
