TIC 262243314
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 11 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 306.4.
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 11 |
| Amplitude | 0.4% |
| Data used | TESS sector 11 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 1,686 (~5,499 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 7,970 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 4.96 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 3.09 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 169.44 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.57 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.22 - fits a single star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 79 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 11.40 |
| TESS mag | 11.15 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 262243314 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 6066917046812081920 |
| SIMBAD name | TYC 8653-165-1 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 6066917012452805888 (RS), 53" away |
| RA (deg) | 199.671 |
| Dec (deg) | -55.6541 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-04 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC262243314_s0011.fits 79 KB
- TIC262243314_s0011.png 36 KB
- thumb.png 28 KB
- meta.json
