TIC 255929291
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 24 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 846.2.
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 24 |
| Amplitude | 0.2% |
| Data used | TESS sector 24 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 418 (~1,363 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,826 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.46 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.04 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 2.16 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.79 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.05 - fits a single star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 112 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 11.94 |
| TESS mag | 11.52 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 255929291 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 1332954713905186048 |
| SIMBAD name | TYC 3066-2153-1 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | SN 2009fv (SN), 223" away |
| RA (deg) | 247.516 |
| Dec (deg) | 40.8088 |
| 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
- TIC255929291_s0024.fits 76 KB
- TIC255929291_s0024.png 31 KB
- thumb.png 20 KB
- meta.json
