TIC 298356964
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 18 (flagged in 2 sector(s)). Detection score 271.7.
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 18 |
| Amplitude | 1.1% |
| Data used | TESS sector 18 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 447 (~1,456 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,579 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.59 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.00 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 2.19 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.37 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.06 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.07 |
| TESS mag | 12.37 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 298356964 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 2214714218494365696 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | ZTF J232128.88+685742.6 (EB:, P = 2.4707 d), 94" away |
| RA (deg) | 350.436 |
| Dec (deg) | 68.9729 |
| 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
- TIC298356964_s0018.fits 70 KB
- TIC298356964_s0018.png 39 KB
- thumb.png 32 KB
- meta.json
