TIC 280937916
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 10 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 410.5.
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 10 |
| Amplitude | 0.7% |
| Data used | TESS sector 10 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 1,622 (~5,290 light years) |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.39 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 0.97 - fits a single star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 216 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 12.07 |
| TESS mag | 11.94 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 280937916 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 5236770271623624832 |
| SIMBAD name | TYC 8984-2536-1 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 5236770305983387520 (DSCT|GDOR|SXPHE), 57" away |
| RA (deg) | 173.238 |
| Dec (deg) | -66.1667 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-03 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC280937916_s0010.fits 76 KB
- TIC280937916_s0010.png 35 KB
- thumb.png 27 KB
- meta.json
