TIC 288609229
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 20 (flagged in 11 sector(s)). Detection score 345.8.
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 20 |
| Amplitude | 0.6% |
| Data used | TESS sector 20 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 773 (~2,520 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,613 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.48 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 0.97 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 1.94 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.02 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.04 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.63 |
| TESS mag | 13.11 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 288609229 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 2293676230154560384 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | none within 5' |
| RA (deg) | 277.431 |
| Dec (deg) | 78.1556 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-09 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC288609229_s0014.fits 79 KB
- TIC288609229_s0014.png 36 KB
- TIC288609229_s0015.fits 76 KB
- TIC288609229_s0015.png 37 KB
- TIC288609229_s0017.fits 70 KB
- TIC288609229_s0017.png 35 KB
- TIC288609229_s0018.fits 70 KB
- TIC288609229_s0018.png 34 KB
- TIC288609229_s0020.fits 76 KB
- TIC288609229_s0020.png 37 KB
- thumb.png 26 KB
- meta.json
