TIC 280686463
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 26 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 73.7.
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 26 |
| Amplitude | 1.3% |
| Data used | TESS sector 26 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 505 (~1,648 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 6,111 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.67 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.26 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 3.49 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.36 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.12 - fits a single star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 31 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 12.97 |
| TESS mag | 12.28 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 280686463 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 494547690088517632 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 494546109540537216 (ROT), 249" away |
| RA (deg) | 56.4305 |
| Dec (deg) | 69.9456 |
| 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
- TIC280686463_s0026.fits 73 KB
- TIC280686463_s0026.png 43 KB
- thumb.png 42 KB
- meta.json
