TIC 233502922
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 19 (flagged in 6 sector(s)). Detection score 518.8.
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:
2026-10-10 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 1.8)
2026-10-10 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 15
The signal
| Type | Single dip / odd event |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 19 |
| Amplitude | 0.5% |
| Data used | TESS sector 19 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 826 (~2,695 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 6,085 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.60 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.23 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 3.16 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.70 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.83 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.03 |
| TESS mag | 12.66 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 233502922 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 1703113828907421952 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | none within 5' |
| RA (deg) | 250.955 |
| Dec (deg) | 75.3047 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-10 |
| Last update | 2026-10-10 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC233502922_s0015.fits 76 KB
- TIC233502922_s0015.png 36 KB
- TIC233502922_s0019.fits 73 KB
- TIC233502922_s0019.png 35 KB
- thumb.png 25 KB
- meta.json
