TIC 238125161
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 8 (flagged in 3 sector(s)). Detection score 209.5.
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 8 |
| Amplitude | 1.0% |
| Data used | TESS sector 8 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 1,159 (~3,781 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,741 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.71 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.08 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 2.85 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.80 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 0.95 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.82 |
| TESS mag | 13.4 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 238125161 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 5505038258221126272 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 5505040285445680256 (DSCT|GDOR|SXPHE, P = 1.2424 d), 275" away |
| RA (deg) | 105.557 |
| Dec (deg) | -50.5003 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-03 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC238125161_s0008.fits 62 KB
- TIC238125161_s0008.png 33 KB
- thumb.png 27 KB
- meta.json
