TIC 253657217
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 13 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 300.2.
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 13 |
| Amplitude | 1.6% |
| Data used | TESS sector 13 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 710 (~2,316 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 6,113 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.55 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.20 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 2.86 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.78 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.02 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 12.89 |
| TESS mag | 12.49 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 253657217 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 6728609947629080704 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | ASASSN-V J184552.38-401240.8 (EB, P = 0.75039 d), 108" away |
| RA (deg) | 281.477 |
| Dec (deg) | -40.2405 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-09 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC253657217_s0013.fits 82 KB
- TIC253657217_s0013.png 36 KB
- thumb.png 31 KB
- meta.json
