TIC 259128739
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 22 (flagged in 9 sector(s)). Detection score 405.4.
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:
2026-10-10 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 1.8)
2026-10-10 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 22 |
| Amplitude | 0.5% |
| Data used | TESS sector 22 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 321 (~1,048 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,137 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 0.97 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 0.60 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.06 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.79 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Gaia G mag | 12.95 |
| TESS mag | 12.4 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 259128739 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 2254795746651057664 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 2254796704429544192 (ROT), 193" away |
| RA (deg) | 291.874 |
| Dec (deg) | 66.2576 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-10 |
| Last update | 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
- TIC259128739_s0016.fits 70 KB
- TIC259128739_s0016.png 39 KB
- TIC259128739_s0019.fits 73 KB
- TIC259128739_s0019.png 34 KB
- TIC259128739_s0022.fits 79 KB
- TIC259128739_s0022.png 34 KB
- thumb.png 27 KB
- meta.json
