TIC 266486952
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 16 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 574.3.
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 16 |
| Amplitude | 0.9% |
| Data used | TESS sector 16 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 1,397 (~4,558 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,193 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 4.76 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.85 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 14.79 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.26 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.12 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.00 |
| TESS mag | 12.36 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 266486952 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 2137891856456087296 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 2137519431252795648 (ROT), 143" away |
| RA (deg) | 296.424 |
| Dec (deg) | 54.2475 |
| 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
- TIC266486952_s0016.fits 70 KB
- TIC266486952_s0016.png 34 KB
- thumb.png 24 KB
- meta.json
