TIC 233624506
Single dip / odd eventProbably known
Notes
NOTE: SIMBAD already lists this star (UCAC4 775-038316) as type SB*, so it may be known after all - check the SIMBAD references.
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 18 (flagged in 11 sector(s)). Detection score 330.1.
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 | Probably known |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 18 |
| Amplitude | 0.2% |
| Data used | TESS sector 18 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 398 (~1,297 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,792 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.62 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.08 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 2.66 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.85 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.11 - fits a single star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 69 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 11.71 |
| TESS mag | 11.26 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 233624506 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 2253708741967579264 |
| SIMBAD name | UCAC4 775-038316 [SB*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 2253709154284438656 (ROT), 69" away |
| RA (deg) | 284.465 |
| Dec (deg) | 64.8111 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 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
- TIC233624506_s0018.fits 70 KB
- TIC233624506_s0018.png 41 KB
- thumb.png 29 KB
- meta.json
