TIC 231268870
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 28 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 86.9.
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 28 |
| Amplitude | 1.5% |
| Data used | TESS sector 28 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 655 (~2,137 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,542 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.78 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.06 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 2.70 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.88 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.09 - fits a single star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 186 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 12.69 |
| TESS mag | 12.24 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 231268870 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 6511969185871075840 |
| SIMBAD name | UCAC4 202-188328 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 6511972106448837888 (ROT, P = 3.2949 d), 71" away |
| RA (deg) | 334.764 |
| Dec (deg) | -49.7548 |
| 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
- TIC231268870_s0028.fits 200 KB
- TIC231268870_s0028.png 59 KB
- thumb.png 66 KB
- meta.json
