TIC 220558631
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 2 (flagged in 2 sector(s)). Detection score 136.6.
Not in VSX, ASAS-SN or ZTF variable catalogues at the time of the search; Gaia DR3 lists it as a variable-star candidate.
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 2 |
| Amplitude | 0.8% |
| Data used | TESS sector 2 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 116 (~378 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 3,550 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 0.56 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 0.05 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 2.49 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.21 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 14.63 |
| TESS mag | 13.42 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 220558631 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 4721994973456889984 |
| SIMBAD name | 2MASS J02591252-6058464 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 4721994698578983680 (ROT), 112" away |
| RA (deg) | 44.8022 |
| Dec (deg) | -60.9796 |
| 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
- TIC220558631_s0002.fits 79 KB
- TIC220558631_s0002.png 40 KB
- thumb.png 32 KB
- meta.json
