TIC 261256512
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 8 (flagged in 4 sector(s)). Detection score 200.4.
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.
The signal
| Type | Single dip / odd event |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 8 |
| Amplitude | 0.7% |
| Data used | TESS sector 8 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 497 (~1,622 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 4,745 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.19 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 0.64 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.27 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.20 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.95 |
| TESS mag | 13.31 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 261256512 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 4623095723605277312 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 4623094830252085504 (ROT), 167" away |
| RA (deg) | 89.4658 |
| Dec (deg) | -80.2371 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-03 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC261256512_s0008.fits 62 KB
- TIC261256512_s0008.png 37 KB
- thumb.png 26 KB
- meta.json
