TIC 249881579
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 18 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 327.7.
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.
Updates:
2026-10-10 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 1.9)
2026-10-10 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 18
The signal
| Type | Single dip / odd event |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 18 |
| Amplitude | 1.9% |
| Data used | TESS sector 18 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 471 (~1,536 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,401 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.24 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 1.18 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.14 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.88 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.28 |
| TESS mag | 12.6 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 249881579 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 450489984286220928 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | ZTF J023227.08+492003.3 (RS, P = 2.3185 d), 95" away |
| RA (deg) | 38.1497 |
| Dec (deg) | 49.3453 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-10 |
| Last update | 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
- TIC249881579_s0018.fits 70 KB
- TIC249881579_s0018.png 37 KB
- thumb.png 29 KB
- meta.json
