TIC 294225698
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 8 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 310.7.
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 8 |
| Amplitude | 0.3% |
| Data used | TESS sector 8 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 656 (~2,139 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 6,455 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 2.22 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.52 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 7.58 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.85 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.05 - fits a single star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 117 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 11.97 |
| TESS mag | 11.53 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 294225698 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 5653984803467223552 |
| SIMBAD name | TYC 6572-340-1 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 5653983978833502464 (ROT), 108" away |
| RA (deg) | 132.783 |
| Dec (deg) | -22.8247 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-03 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC294225698_s0008.fits 62 KB
- TIC294225698_s0008.png 39 KB
- thumb.png 28 KB
- meta.json
