TIC 256622972
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 24 (flagged in 6 sector(s)). Detection score 481.2.
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 | 0.4% |
| Data used | TESS sector 24 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 1,471 (~4,797 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 9,356 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 2.41 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 2.34 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 40.66 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.08 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.09 - fits a single star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 39 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 11.68 |
| TESS mag | 11.69 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 256622972 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 2237817466052903040 |
| SIMBAD name | TYC 4232-2395-1 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | V0432 Dra (EA, P = 11.628 d), 40" away |
| RA (deg) | 300.388 |
| Dec (deg) | 61.1771 |
| 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
- TIC256622972_s0024.fits 76 KB
- TIC256622972_s0024.png 40 KB
- thumb.png 29 KB
- meta.json
