TIC 240738711
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 17 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 292.7.
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 | 2.0% |
| Data used | TESS sector 17 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 2,275 (~7,421 light years) |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.70 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 0.92 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 12.67 |
| TESS mag | 11.84 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 240738711 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 415314820609014144 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 415314373930746880 (ROT, P = 4.5867 d), 114" away |
| RA (deg) | 10.7658 |
| Dec (deg) | 51.921 |
| 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
- TIC240738711_s0017.fits 70 KB
- TIC240738711_s0017.png 35 KB
- thumb.png 28 KB
- meta.json
