TIC 255566543
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 29 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 55.0.
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 29 |
| Amplitude | 3.8% |
| Data used | TESS sector 29 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 2,520 (~8,219 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,139 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 5.21 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 2.00 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 17.07 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.21 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.01 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.91 |
| TESS mag | 13.3 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 255566543 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 5500009229474143232 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | ASASSN-V J062509.27-531252.1 (EW, P = 0.27423 d), 215" away |
| RA (deg) | 96.385 |
| Dec (deg) | -53.1994 |
| 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
- TIC255566543_s0029.fits 208 KB
- TIC255566543_s0029.png 56 KB
- thumb.png 70 KB
- meta.json
