TIC 298315928
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 17 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 462.9.
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 17 |
| Amplitude | 0.6% |
| Data used | TESS sector 17 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 488 (~1,592 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 6,232 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 2.80 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.65 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 10.90 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.71 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.01 - fits a single star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 154 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 12.46 |
| TESS mag | 11.6 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 298315928 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 2213586665020785664 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 2213580415845608576 (YSO), 240" away |
| RA (deg) | 350.564 |
| Dec (deg) | 67.3863 |
| 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
- TIC298315928_s0017.fits 70 KB
- TIC298315928_s0017.png 36 KB
- thumb.png 26 KB
- meta.json
