TIC 281146844
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 6 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 415.1.
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 6 |
| Amplitude | 0.1% |
| Data used | TESS sector 6 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 1,169 (~3,811 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 8,648 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 6.04 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 3.41 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 241.64 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.53 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.06 - fits a single star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 38 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 10.19 |
| TESS mag | 9.936 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 281146844 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 3120669915258643712 |
| SIMBAD name | HD 288866 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 3120670911691039616 (E, P = 0.53453 d), 169" away |
| RA (deg) | 98.8036 |
| Dec (deg) | 1.25776 |
| 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
- TIC281146844_s0006.fits 65 KB
- TIC281146844_s0006.png 36 KB
- thumb.png 24 KB
- meta.json
