TIC 242657901
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 17 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 292.2.
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 | 0.8% |
| Data used | TESS sector 17 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 1,097 (~3,576 light years) |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.23 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 0.97 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 12.92 |
| TESS mag | 12.29 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 242657901 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 2794822531898191360 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 2794798754959242240 (ROT), 134" away |
| RA (deg) | 7.81227 |
| Dec (deg) | 18.1688 |
| 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
- TIC242657901_s0017.fits 70 KB
- TIC242657901_s0017.png 34 KB
- thumb.png 28 KB
- meta.json
