TIC 303358899
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 9 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 655.1.
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 9 |
| Amplitude | 0.1% |
| Data used | TESS sector 9 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 154 (~503 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 6,180 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.25 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.15 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 2.04 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.66 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.26 - fits a single star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 40 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 9.83 |
| TESS mag | 9.475 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 303358899 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 5248036859860846848 |
| SIMBAD name | HD 79952 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 5248038307270206720 (ROT), 107" away |
| RA (deg) | 138.397 |
| Dec (deg) | -66.5761 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-03 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC303358899_s0009.fits 73 KB
- TIC303358899_s0009.png 36 KB
- thumb.png 25 KB
- meta.json
