TIC 240663586
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 29 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 67.1.
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 29 |
| Amplitude | 3.7% |
| Data used | TESS sector 29 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 422 (~1,376 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,097 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 0.95 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 0.56 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.06 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.08 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.59 |
| TESS mag | 13.05 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 240663586 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 2596638992669617024 |
| SIMBAD name | UCAC4 371-185173 [PM*] |
| Nearest known variable | EPIC 205966706 (E, P = 3.4886 d), 71" away |
| RA (deg) | 339.492 |
| Dec (deg) | -15.8524 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-12 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC240663586_s0029.fits 208 KB
- TIC240663586_s0029.png 48 KB
- thumb.png 62 KB
- meta.json
