TIC 256053089
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 12 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 445.9.
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.
Updates:
2026-10-06 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 1.5)
2026-10-06 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 12
The signal
| Type | Single dip / odd event |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 12 |
| Amplitude | 0.6% |
| Data used | TESS sector 12 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 533 (~1,740 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,561 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.37 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 0.94 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 1.60 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.00 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.47 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.13 |
| TESS mag | 12.59 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 256053089 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 5801333277285059840 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 5801333930120076160 (S), 219" away |
| RA (deg) | 266.118 |
| Dec (deg) | -75.5637 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-06 |
| Last update | 2026-10-06 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC256053089_s0012.fits 82 KB
- TIC256053089_s0012.png 33 KB
- thumb.png 25 KB
- meta.json
