TIC 288538394
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 18 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 358.4.
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 18 |
| Amplitude | 1.4% |
| Data used | TESS sector 18 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 274 (~892 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 4,964 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 0.78 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 0.79 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 0.34 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.15 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 0.99 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.24 |
| TESS mag | 12.65 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 288538394 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 341737564058989056 |
| SIMBAD name | TYC 3295-775-1 [SB*], 5.6" away |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 341725263272670720 (ROT), 223" away |
| RA (deg) | 38.9893 |
| Dec (deg) | 45.449 |
| 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
- TIC288538394_s0018.fits 70 KB
- TIC288538394_s0018.png 34 KB
- thumb.png 25 KB
- meta.json
