TIC 242659837
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 17 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 434.7.
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 | 0.3% |
| Data used | TESS sector 17 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 752 (~2,452 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,224 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 4.00 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.70 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 10.71 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.97 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.10 - fits a single star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 52 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 11.53 |
| TESS mag | 11.03 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 242659837 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 2794822634977406080 |
| SIMBAD name | TYC 1183-1720-1 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 2794798754959242240 (ROT), 173" away |
| RA (deg) | 7.81434 |
| Dec (deg) | 18.1796 |
| 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
- TIC242659837_s0017.fits 70 KB
- TIC242659837_s0017.png 33 KB
- thumb.png 25 KB
- meta.json
