TIC 318228269
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 7 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 593.7.
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 7 |
| Amplitude | 0.3% |
| Data used | TESS sector 7 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 509 (~1,660 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 6,091 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.60 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.23 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 3.17 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.69 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 0.93 - fits a single star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 77 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 11.90 |
| TESS mag | 11.54 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 318228269 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 3140052995287313792 |
| SIMBAD name | TYC 173-2322-1 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 3140053308824773632 (ROT), 129" away |
| RA (deg) | 111.176 |
| Dec (deg) | 5.40188 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-02 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC318228269_s0007.fits 70 KB
- TIC318228269_s0007.png 32 KB
- thumb.png 22 KB
- meta.json
