TIC 28830687
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 18 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 363.7.
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 18 |
| Amplitude | 0.3% |
| Data used | TESS sector 18 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 607 (~1,980 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,800 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 2.65 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.41 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 7.13 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.43 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.25 - fits a single star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 70 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 12.64 |
| TESS mag | 11.91 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 28830687 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 122177182322680704 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | ASASSN-V J031728.05+285857.6 (EA, P = 1.7575 d), 300" away |
| RA (deg) | 49.3885 |
| Dec (deg) | 29.0638 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-10 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC28830687_s0018.fits 70 KB
- TIC28830687_s0018.png 35 KB
- thumb.png 24 KB
- meta.json
