TIC 249881571
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 18 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 2274.2.
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 18 |
| Amplitude | 0.2% |
| Data used | TESS sector 18 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 376 (~1,225 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 7,704 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 2.55 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.94 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 20.53 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.62 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.14 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 9.87 |
| TESS mag | 9.539 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 249881571 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 450488575536160000 |
| SIMBAD name | TYC 3303-666-1 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | ZTF J023227.08+492003.3 (RS, P = 2.3185 d), 69" away |
| RA (deg) | 38.1279 |
| Dec (deg) | 49.3508 |
| 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
- TIC249881571_s0018.fits 70 KB
- TIC249881571_s0018.png 31 KB
- thumb.png 22 KB
- meta.json
