TIC 233631768
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 24 (flagged in 12 sector(s)). Detection score 240.0.
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:
2026-10-11 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 26.3)
2026-10-11 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 24
The signal
| Type | Single dip / odd event |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 24 |
| Amplitude | 0.6% |
| Data used | TESS sector 24 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 674 (~2,199 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,817 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.59 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.04 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 2.60 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.85 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 26.26 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.06 |
| TESS mag | 12.59 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 233631768 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 2253504232804712448 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | ZTF J185918.81+634931.2 (RS, P = 7.1447 d), 218" away |
| RA (deg) | 284.909 |
| Dec (deg) | 63.8745 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-11 |
| Last update | 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
- TIC233631768_s0024.fits 76 KB
- TIC233631768_s0024.png 40 KB
- thumb.png 32 KB
- meta.json
