TIC 254293344
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 2 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 111.2.
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 2 |
| Amplitude | 0.1% |
| Data used | TESS sector 2 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 486 (~1,586 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,923 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 2.72 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.49 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 8.21 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.74 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.14 - fits a single star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 41 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 10.83 |
| TESS mag | 10.41 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 254293344 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 2338877251955140992 |
| SIMBAD name | TYC 6981-1390-1 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | none within 5' |
| RA (deg) | 354.639 |
| Dec (deg) | -24.4724 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-12 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC254293344_s0002.fits 79 KB
- TIC254293344_s0002.png 41 KB
- thumb.png 41 KB
- meta.json
