TIC 258871062
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 23 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 63.8.
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 23 |
| Amplitude | 2.5% |
| Data used | TESS sector 23 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 491 (~1,601 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,497 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 0.93 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 0.91 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 0.70 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.97 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.04 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.63 |
| TESS mag | 13.13 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 258871062 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 2255165010759454720 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 2255164392284128896 (E, P = 20.602 d), 217" away |
| RA (deg) | 288.025 |
| Dec (deg) | 67.5523 |
| 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
- TIC258871062_s0023.fits 79 KB
- TIC258871062_s0023.png 47 KB
- thumb.png 48 KB
- meta.json
