TIC 240669805
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 17 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 233.5.
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 17 |
| Amplitude | 4.0% |
| Data used | TESS sector 17 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 835 (~2,722 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 6,020 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.20 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.08 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 1.72 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.82 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.02 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.84 |
| TESS mag | 13.42 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 240669805 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 418002645506855680 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 418002748586069760 (E, P = 9.5696 d), 55" away |
| RA (deg) | 9.12012 |
| Dec (deg) | 53.9561 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-10 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC240669805_s0017.fits 70 KB
- TIC240669805_s0017.png 35 KB
- thumb.png 31 KB
- meta.json
