TIC 298758482
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 26 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 83.7.
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 | 4.1% |
| Data used | TESS sector 26 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 677 (~2,208 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,401 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.48 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 0.94 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 1.68 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.94 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 0.96 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.30 |
| TESS mag | 12.81 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 298758482 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 4551761676940877824 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 4551760921028565120 (VAR, P = 0.014938 d), 67" away |
| RA (deg) | 267.96 |
| Dec (deg) | 19.3068 |
| 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
- TIC298758482_s0026.fits 73 KB
- TIC298758482_s0026.png 34 KB
- thumb.png 34 KB
- meta.json
