TIC 238188289
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 2 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 135.3.
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 2 |
| Amplitude | 0.3% |
| Data used | TESS sector 2 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 661 (~2,157 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 6,025 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 2.58 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.47 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 7.89 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.85 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 0.97 - fits a single star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 151 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 11.79 |
| TESS mag | 11.26 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 238188289 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 4628986730811618944 |
| SIMBAD name | UCAC2 795055 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 4628987868980160384 (RS), 232" away |
| RA (deg) | 55.4965 |
| Dec (deg) | -74.8524 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-02 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC238188289_s0002.fits 79 KB
- TIC238188289_s0002.png 41 KB
- thumb.png 39 KB
- meta.json
