TIC 296266166
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 12 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 278.8.
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 12 |
| Amplitude | 0.8% |
| Data used | TESS sector 12 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 433 (~1,413 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,719 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.40 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 0.99 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 1.88 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.12 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 0.94 - fits a single star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 99 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 12.75 |
| TESS mag | 12.18 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 296266166 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 6011236231788899840 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | SSS_J155135.2-362248 (RRAB, P = 0.56853 d), 116" away |
| RA (deg) | 237.919 |
| Dec (deg) | -36.4063 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-06 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC296266166_s0012.fits 82 KB
- TIC296266166_s0012.png 34 KB
- thumb.png 28 KB
- meta.json
