TIC 279537689
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 5 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 485.0.
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 5 |
| Amplitude | 0.1% |
| Data used | TESS sector 5 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 160 (~522 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,658 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.37 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 0.97 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 1.74 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.80 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.04 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 10.12 |
| TESS mag | 9.693 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 279537689 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 5111034348079954944 |
| SIMBAD name | BD-14 788 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | none within 5' |
| RA (deg) | 59.4007 |
| Dec (deg) | -14.1646 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-02 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC279537689_s0005.fits 76 KB
- TIC279537689_s0005.png 34 KB
- thumb.png 24 KB
- meta.json
