TIC 259670482
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 15 (flagged in 2 sector(s)). Detection score 1887.8.
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 15 |
| Amplitude | 0.2% |
| Data used | TESS sector 15 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 380 (~1,240 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 6,494 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 2.03 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.47 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 6.61 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.76 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 0.81 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 10.84 |
| TESS mag | 10.44 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 259670482 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 2175583905330514816 |
| SIMBAD name | TYC 3953-917-1 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 2175584145847990912 (VAR, P = 0.088046 d), 70" away |
| RA (deg) | 318.283 |
| Dec (deg) | 52.9245 |
| 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
- TIC259670482_s0015.fits 76 KB
- TIC259670482_s0015.png 29 KB
- thumb.png 15 KB
- meta.json
