TIC 296549168
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 15 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 247.3.
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 15 |
| Amplitude | 1.2% |
| Data used | TESS sector 15 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 2,751 (~8,972 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,959 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 8.21 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 2.68 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 62.89 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.23 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.09 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.00 |
| TESS mag | 12.38 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 296549168 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 2181846689211785984 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | ZTF J202744.99+531801.8 (RS:, P = 0.16263 d), 49" away |
| RA (deg) | 306.915 |
| Dec (deg) | 53.2982 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-10 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC296549168_s0015.fits 76 KB
- TIC296549168_s0015.png 34 KB
- thumb.png 28 KB
- meta.json
