TIC 298392776
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 12 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 230.6.
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 | 4.0% |
| Data used | TESS sector 12 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 7,293 (~23,788 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 4,148 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 29.33 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 4.40 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 333.39 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.66 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 0.97 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.14 |
| TESS mag | 12.33 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 298392776 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 5829217132712601600 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 5829217235791826560 (ROT, P = 5.3994 d), 55" away |
| RA (deg) | 242.767 |
| Dec (deg) | -63.1347 |
| 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
- TIC298392776_s0012.fits 82 KB
- TIC298392776_s0012.png 36 KB
- thumb.png 34 KB
- meta.json
