TIC 280363738
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 12 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 255.7.
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.
The signal
| Type | Single dip / odd event |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 12 |
| Amplitude | 1.9% |
| Data used | TESS sector 12 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 7,007 (~22,854 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 4,418 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 20.68 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 3.60 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 202.99 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.97 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.04 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 14.23 |
| TESS mag | 13.26 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 280363738 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 6020690451258909312 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 6020690451258919680 (RS), 34" away |
| RA (deg) | 248.813 |
| Dec (deg) | -35.025 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-06 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC280363738_s0012.fits 82 KB
- TIC280363738_s0012.png 34 KB
- thumb.png 23 KB
- meta.json
