TIC 276231161
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 26 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 460.5.
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.
The signal
| Type | Single dip / odd event |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 26 |
| Amplitude | 1.4% |
| Data used | TESS sector 26 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 800 (~2,609 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 6,415 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 2.56 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.62 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 9.97 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.23 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 0.85 - fits a single star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 94 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 12.80 |
| TESS mag | 12.17 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 276231161 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 494521950345923968 |
| SIMBAD name | UCAC4 798-010073 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 494522057723821568 (ROT), 42" away |
| RA (deg) | 56.0472 |
| Dec (deg) | 69.5993 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-11 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC276231161_s0026.fits 73 KB
- TIC276231161_s0026.png 36 KB
- thumb.png 25 KB
- meta.json
