TIC 256563947
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 21 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 760.6.
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 21 |
| Amplitude | 0.5% |
| Data used | TESS sector 21 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 888 (~2,895 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,486 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 2.90 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.45 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 6.49 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.09 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.03 - fits a single star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 95 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 12.78 |
| TESS mag | 12.22 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 256563947 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 2247356107380923776 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | ZTF J195916.71+641257.9 (BY, P = 5.6135 d), 231" away |
| RA (deg) | 299.835 |
| Dec (deg) | 64.2798 |
| 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
- TIC256563947_s0021.fits 79 KB
- TIC256563947_s0021.png 35 KB
- thumb.png 26 KB
- meta.json
