TIC 287996698
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 6 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 959.4.
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) | 299 (~976 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,962 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 2.66 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.48 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 8.06 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.77 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.00 - fits a single star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 83 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 9.86 |
| TESS mag | 9.45 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 287996698 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 2951838530427041408 |
| SIMBAD name | HD 46246 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 2951838770945185664 (ROT), 168" away |
| RA (deg) | 97.9084 |
| Dec (deg) | -13.6236 |
| 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
- TIC287996698_s0006.fits 65 KB
- TIC287996698_s0006.png 37 KB
- thumb.png 23 KB
- meta.json
