TIC 268433398
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 7 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 509.6.
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 7 |
| Amplitude | 0.5% |
| Data used | TESS sector 7 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 1,134 (~3,699 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 11,377 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.94 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 2.70 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 56.24 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.65 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 0.95 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 12.60 |
| TESS mag | 12.27 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 268433398 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 5489657357561392128 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 5489654643142325248 (S), 160" away |
| RA (deg) | 116.792 |
| Dec (deg) | -52.7566 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-02 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC268433398_s0007.fits 70 KB
- TIC268433398_s0007.png 35 KB
- thumb.png 25 KB
- meta.json
