TIC 257500473
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 3 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 45.8.
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 3 |
| Amplitude | 10.9% |
| Data used | TESS sector 3 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 141 (~459 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,118 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 0.70 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 0.30 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.04 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 0.90 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 11.84 |
| TESS mag | 11.31 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 257500473 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 5138583363531093248 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | DM Cet (LB), 80" away |
| RA (deg) | 31.1754 |
| Dec (deg) | -17.3002 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-12 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC257500473_s0003.fits 82 KB
- TIC257500473_s0003.png 40 KB
- thumb.png 45 KB
- meta.json
