TIC 252949460
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 20 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 204.9.
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:
2026-10-11 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 5.4)
2026-10-11 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 20
The signal
| Type | Single dip / odd event |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 20 |
| Amplitude | 0.2% |
| Data used | TESS sector 20 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 170 (~553 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,038 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 0.97 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 0.88 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 0.55 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.03 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 5.41 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 27 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 11.58 |
| TESS mag | 11.04 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 252949460 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 981228129661879808 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | none within 5' |
| RA (deg) | 107.015 |
| Dec (deg) | 51.5051 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-11 |
| Last update | 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
- TIC252949460_s0020.fits 76 KB
- TIC252949460_s0020.png 36 KB
- thumb.png 28 KB
- meta.json
