TIC 248344569
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 3 (flagged in 2 sector(s)). Detection score 36.1.
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 3 |
| Amplitude | 0.9% |
| Data used | TESS sector 3 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 265 (~866 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 4,704 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 0.70 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 0.78 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 0.22 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.25 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.13 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.70 |
| TESS mag | 13.07 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 248344569 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 2532327256186676224 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 2532327462345106176 (E, P = 0.83971 d), 57" away |
| RA (deg) | 16.6324 |
| Dec (deg) | -2.56812 |
| 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
- TIC248344569_s0003.fits 82 KB
- TIC248344569_s0003.png 42 KB
- thumb.png 55 KB
- meta.json
