TIC 253142469
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 11 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 672.6.
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 11 |
| Amplitude | 0.7% |
| Data used | TESS sector 11 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 550 (~1,795 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 6,259 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.36 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.19 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 2.54 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.75 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 0.89 - fits a single star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 29 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 12.52 |
| TESS mag | 12.14 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 253142469 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 6061771912199945984 |
| SIMBAD name | Gaia DR3 6061771912199945984 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 6061818989359741568 (S), 112" away |
| RA (deg) | 194.817 |
| Dec (deg) | -54.89 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-04 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC253142469_s0011.fits 79 KB
- TIC253142469_s0011.png 33 KB
- thumb.png 23 KB
- meta.json
