TIC 268587594
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
NOTE: SIMBAD already lists this star (HD 6217) as type SB*, so it may be known after all - check the SIMBAD references.
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 3 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 366.5.
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.
| Type | Single dip / odd event |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 3 |
| Amplitude | 0.1% |
| RA (deg) | 15.7347 |
| Dec (deg) | -23.884 |
| TESS mag | 8.837 |
| TIC ID | 268587594 |
| SIMBAD name | HD 6217 [SB*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 2345169967455171712 (ROT), 240" away |
| Data used | TESS sector 3 (QLP) |
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-02 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |