TIC 240451941
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 16 (flagged in 2 sector(s)). Detection score 195.9.
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.
The signal
| Type | Single dip / odd event |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 16 |
| Amplitude | 1.1% |
| Data used | TESS sector 16 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 2,802 (~9,139 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,128 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 9.97 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 2.80 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 61.40 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.51 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 0.86 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.20 |
| TESS mag | 12.44 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 240451941 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 1977467543701220992 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | ZTF J213401.76+463529.1 (EW, P = 0.42311 d), 53" away |
| RA (deg) | 323.516 |
| Dec (deg) | 46.605 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 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
- TIC240451941_s0016.fits 70 KB
- TIC240451941_s0016.png 39 KB
- thumb.png 36 KB
- meta.json
