TIC 302066842
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 27 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 106.9.
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 27 |
| Amplitude | 0.3% |
| Data used | TESS sector 27 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 1,045 (~3,409 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 4,331 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 31.00 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 3.80 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 304.72 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.76 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.00 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 9.49 |
| TESS mag | 8.643 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 302066842 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 6798081593390286208 |
| SIMBAD name | CD-28 16680 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 6798080150281282944 (RS), 187" away |
| RA (deg) | 306.962 |
| Dec (deg) | -28.1259 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-12 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC302066842_s0027.fits 194 KB
- TIC302066842_s0027.png 53 KB
- thumb.png 58 KB
- meta.json
