TIC 256746278
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 18 (flagged in 7 sector(s)). Detection score 303.6.
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 18 |
| Amplitude | 0.5% |
| Data used | TESS sector 18 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 938 (~3,060 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,754 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 2.37 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.32 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 5.56 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.00 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 0.88 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.05 |
| TESS mag | 12.53 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 256746278 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 2244330320101290752 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 2244330182662335232 (ROT), 112" away |
| RA (deg) | 300.789 |
| Dec (deg) | 63.8947 |
| 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
- TIC256746278_s0018.fits 70 KB
- TIC256746278_s0018.png 40 KB
- thumb.png 26 KB
- meta.json
