TIC 270694353
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 8 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 357.9.
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 | 0.3% |
| Data used | TESS sector 8 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 160 (~523 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,511 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 0.76 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 0.49 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.92 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.24 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 11.59 |
| TESS mag | 11.11 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 270694353 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 578840198545156224 |
| SIMBAD name | TYC 230-1137-1 [Em*] |
| Nearest known variable | BMAM-V863 (EA, P = 37.175 d), 63" away |
| RA (deg) | 137.546 |
| Dec (deg) | 3.23502 |
| 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
- TIC270694353_s0008.fits 62 KB
- TIC270694353_s0008.png 41 KB
- thumb.png 28 KB
- meta.json
