TIC 296209024
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 26 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 55.7.
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.
Updates:
2026-10-11 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 2.3)
2026-10-11 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 26
The signal
| Type | Single dip / odd event |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 26 |
| Amplitude | 0.7% |
| Data used | TESS sector 26 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 471 (~1,537 light years) |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.76 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 2.28 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 24 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 11.58 |
| TESS mag | 11.18 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 296209024 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 4524370196598209024 |
| SIMBAD name | TYC 1578-1432-1 [*], 1.6" away |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 4524370162232940672 (E, P = 5.7578 d), 31" away |
| RA (deg) | 278.416 |
| Dec (deg) | 18.8429 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-11 |
| Last update | 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
- TIC296209024_s0026.fits 73 KB
- TIC296209024_s0026.png 33 KB
- thumb.png 35 KB
- meta.json
