TIC 256799599
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 16 (flagged in 3 sector(s)). Detection score 186.9.
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:
2026-10-11 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 18.3)
2026-10-11 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 16
The signal
| Type | Single dip / odd event |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 16 |
| Amplitude | 2.9% |
| Data used | TESS sector 16 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 1,089 (~3,552 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,842 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.54 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.06 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 2.49 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.86 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 18.31 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.90 |
| TESS mag | 13.43 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 256799599 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 2236599168512944640 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 2236597794123654144 (E, P = 0.3176 d), 176" away |
| RA (deg) | 301.463 |
| Dec (deg) | 60.3278 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-11 |
| Last update | 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
- TIC256799599_s0016.fits 70 KB
- TIC256799599_s0016.png 36 KB
- thumb.png 26 KB
- meta.json
