TIC 233318509
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 14 (flagged in 2 sector(s)). Detection score 162.6.
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 14 |
| Amplitude | 0.5% |
| Data used | TESS sector 14 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 428 (~1,397 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,854 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.57 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.08 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 2.60 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.78 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 0.88 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 11.83 |
| TESS mag | 11.42 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 233318509 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 2185899111106560512 |
| SIMBAD name | TYC 3940-333-1 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | KELT KC24C036463 (EA, P = 6.4634 d), 70" away |
| RA (deg) | 301.021 |
| Dec (deg) | 55.4438 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-11 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC233318509_s0014.fits 79 KB
- TIC233318509_s0014.png 45 KB
- thumb.png 36 KB
- meta.json
