TIC 255641816
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 5 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 217.5.
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 5 |
| Amplitude | 0.5% |
| Data used | TESS sector 5 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 2,071 (~6,754 light years) |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.25 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.24 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 12.30 |
| TESS mag | 11.66 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 255641816 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 5551126826422032640 |
| SIMBAD name | UCAC4 203-009043 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 5551114392493512192 (ROT), 280" away |
| RA (deg) | 98.3363 |
| Dec (deg) | -49.4401 |
| 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
- TIC255641816_s0005.fits 76 KB
- TIC255641816_s0005.png 34 KB
- thumb.png 32 KB
- meta.json
