TIC 250414996
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 4 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 94.1.
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 4 |
| Amplitude | 1.2% |
| Data used | TESS sector 4 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 506 (~1,651 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,323 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 0.85 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 0.89 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 0.53 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.99 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.05 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 14.00 |
| TESS mag | 13.49 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 250414996 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 2492345886664396672 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | none within 5' |
| RA (deg) | 31.4207 |
| Dec (deg) | -3.78988 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-02 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC250414996_s0004.fits 68 KB
- TIC250414996_s0004.png 37 KB
- thumb.png 37 KB
- meta.json
