TIC 21724791
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 5 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 238.2.
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 5 |
| Amplitude | 1.8% |
| Data used | TESS sector 5 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 760 (~2,479 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,682 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.47 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.00 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 2.03 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.79 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.00 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.28 |
| TESS mag | 12.87 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 21724791 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 4804046200479360768 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 4804042970663952512 (DSCT|GDOR|SXPHE), 253" away |
| RA (deg) | 87.9239 |
| Dec (deg) | -41.5294 |
| 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
- TIC21724791_s0005.fits 76 KB
- TIC21724791_s0005.png 37 KB
- thumb.png 33 KB
- meta.json
