TIC 255686744
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 2 (flagged in 2 sector(s)). Detection score 110.1.
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 | 0.9% |
| Data used | TESS sector 2 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 2,786 (~9,085 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 4,914 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 9.31 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 3.00 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 45.60 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.19 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.07 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 12.98 |
| TESS mag | 12.25 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 255686744 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 5501549576544339584 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | none within 5' |
| RA (deg) | 98.741 |
| Dec (deg) | -52.3651 |
| 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
- TIC255686744_s0002.fits 79 KB
- TIC255686744_s0002.png 47 KB
- thumb.png 41 KB
- meta.json
