TIC 288859945
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 19 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 276.3.
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 19 |
| Amplitude | 0.8% |
| Data used | TESS sector 19 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 1,066 (~3,477 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 6,433 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 3.92 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.97 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 24.41 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.47 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.10 - fits a single star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 75 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 12.94 |
| TESS mag | 12.19 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 288859945 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 542073324283677312 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 542074423795296768 (E, P = 0.31041 d), 215" away |
| RA (deg) | 40.2308 |
| Dec (deg) | 70.17 |
| 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
- TIC288859945_s0019.fits 73 KB
- TIC288859945_s0019.png 36 KB
- thumb.png 32 KB
- meta.json
