TIC 279878886
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 25 (flagged in 2 sector(s)). Detection score 306.9.
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 25 |
| Amplitude | 1.1% |
| Data used | TESS sector 25 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 499 (~1,628 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,705 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.47 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.00 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 2.05 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.19 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.04 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.10 |
| TESS mag | 12.49 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 279878886 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 2215570909850068864 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 2215569501100791680 (E, P = 0.26078 d), 70" away |
| RA (deg) | 354.431 |
| Dec (deg) | 70.8288 |
| 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
- TIC279878886_s0017.fits 70 KB
- TIC279878886_s0017.png 40 KB
- TIC279878886_s0025.fits 73 KB
- TIC279878886_s0025.png 40 KB
- thumb.png 31 KB
- meta.json
