TIC 298091706
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 26 (flagged in 2 sector(s)). Detection score 54.7.
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 26 |
| Amplitude | 12.4% |
| Data used | TESS sector 26 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 270 (~879 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 4,694 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 0.75 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 0.24 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.24 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.00 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.56 |
| TESS mag | 12.94 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 298091706 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 1713470369447344384 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 1713459030733684096 (ROT), 226" away |
| RA (deg) | 201.813 |
| Dec (deg) | 77.2395 |
| 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
- TIC298091706_s0026.fits 73 KB
- TIC298091706_s0026.png 41 KB
- thumb.png 44 KB
- meta.json
