TIC 252899290
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 20 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 270.0.
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 20 |
| Amplitude | 1.2% |
| Data used | TESS sector 20 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 761 (~2,484 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,750 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.30 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 0.99 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 1.68 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.79 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.12 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.52 |
| TESS mag | 13.11 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 252899290 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 993250258519661440 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 993250189800315904 (ROT, P = 0.44153 d), 122" away |
| RA (deg) | 103.825 |
| Dec (deg) | 53.0569 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-11 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC252899290_s0020.fits 76 KB
- TIC252899290_s0020.png 38 KB
- thumb.png 32 KB
- meta.json
