TIC 281486169
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 26 (flagged in 2 sector(s)). Detection score 196.5.
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 26 |
| Amplitude | 3.0% |
| Data used | TESS sector 26 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 754 (~2,459 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,984 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.58 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.12 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 2.85 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.97 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.03 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.34 |
| TESS mag | 12.83 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 281486169 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 497410887087660160 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | ZTF J044826.53+704825.8 (RS, P = 10.274 d), 86" away |
| RA (deg) | 72.1748 |
| Dec (deg) | 70.7962 |
| 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
- TIC281486169_s0025.fits 73 KB
- TIC281486169_s0025.png 36 KB
- TIC281486169_s0026.fits 73 KB
- TIC281486169_s0026.png 37 KB
- thumb.png 35 KB
- meta.json
