TIC 240451951
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 16 (flagged in 2 sector(s)). Detection score 190.8.
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) | 915 (~2,985 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 6,599 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 2.44 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.63 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 10.20 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.96 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.02 - fits a single star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 68 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 12.74 |
| TESS mag | 12.24 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 240451951 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 1977467543701221120 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | ZTF J213401.76+463529.1 (EW, P = 0.42311 d), 44" away |
| RA (deg) | 323.513 |
| Dec (deg) | 46.6029 |
| 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
- TIC240451951_s0016.fits 70 KB
- TIC240451951_s0016.png 36 KB
- thumb.png 35 KB
- meta.json
