TIC 279211801
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 25 (flagged in 3 sector(s)). Detection score 90.3.
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 25 |
| Amplitude | 1.2% |
| Data used | TESS sector 25 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 1,219 (~3,975 light years) |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.36 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.01 - fits a single star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 543 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 12.94 |
| TESS mag | 12.25 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 279211801 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 519172902266286464 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 519167091169952000 (ROT), 56" away |
| RA (deg) | 25.4901 |
| Dec (deg) | 66.1282 |
| 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
- TIC279211801_s0025.fits 73 KB
- TIC279211801_s0025.png 39 KB
- thumb.png 41 KB
- meta.json
