TIC 272533235
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 17 (flagged in 2 sector(s)). Detection score 477.7.
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.
Updates:
2026-10-10 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 1.6)
2026-10-10 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 17
The signal
| Type | Single dip / odd event |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 17 |
| Amplitude | 1.2% |
| Data used | TESS sector 17 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 1,020 (~3,327 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 6,090 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 2.88 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.65 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 11.17 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.13 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.55 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 37 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 12.90 |
| TESS mag | 12.33 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 272533235 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 2012859031981041024 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 2012859208090136960 (L), 81" away |
| RA (deg) | 356.116 |
| Dec (deg) | 61.7396 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-10 |
| Last update | 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
- TIC272533235_s0017.fits 70 KB
- TIC272533235_s0017.png 34 KB
- thumb.png 26 KB
- meta.json
