TIC 237202698
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 22 (flagged in 9 sector(s)). Detection score 80.9.
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.
Updates:
2026-10-11 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 5.6)
2026-10-11 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 22
The signal
| Type | Single dip / odd event |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 22 |
| Amplitude | 2.3% |
| Data used | TESS sector 22 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 493 (~1,609 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 6,002 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.30 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.10 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 1.98 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.25 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 5.57 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.34 |
| TESS mag | 12.67 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 237202698 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 2264041230690003456 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | none within 5' |
| RA (deg) | 293.457 |
| Dec (deg) | 72.958 |
| 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
- TIC237202698_s0022.fits 79 KB
- TIC237202698_s0022.png 41 KB
- thumb.png 47 KB
- meta.json
