TIC 256869042
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 16 (flagged in 2 sector(s)). Detection score 290.0.
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 16 |
| Amplitude | 0.5% |
| Data used | TESS sector 16 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 2,452 (~7,998 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,172 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 9.96 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 2.80 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 63.85 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.26 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.09 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 12.63 |
| TESS mag | 11.98 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 256869042 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 2236573368646454016 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | ZTF J200643.73+600110.0 (BY, P = 2.6182 d), 95" away |
| RA (deg) | 301.714 |
| Dec (deg) | 59.9983 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-10 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC256869042_s0016.fits 70 KB
- TIC256869042_s0016.png 37 KB
- thumb.png 29 KB
- meta.json
