TIC 255908498
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 25 (flagged in 2 sector(s)). Detection score 221.9.
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 25 |
| Amplitude | 0.5% |
| Data used | TESS sector 25 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 498 (~1,624 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,847 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.25 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 0.95 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 1.45 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.90 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 0.99 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 12.88 |
| TESS mag | 12.4 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 255908498 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 1331363553077843840 |
| SIMBAD name | UCAC4 642-052766 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 1331340051016800896 (ROT), 82" away |
| RA (deg) | 247.238 |
| Dec (deg) | 38.2383 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-11 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC255908498_s0024.fits 76 KB
- TIC255908498_s0024.png 38 KB
- TIC255908498_s0025.fits 73 KB
- TIC255908498_s0025.png 33 KB
- thumb.png 27 KB
- meta.json
