TIC 324596257
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 16 (flagged in 2 sector(s)). Detection score 763.6.
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 16 |
| Amplitude | 0.5% |
| Data used | TESS sector 16 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 697 (~2,274 light years) |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.72 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 0.81 - fits a single star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 30 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 11.06 |
| TESS mag | 10.67 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 324596257 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 1981291335905817728 |
| SIMBAD name | TYC 3969-2943-1 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 1981292744655092096 (S), 46" away |
| RA (deg) | 330.146 |
| Dec (deg) | 53.2648 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-10 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC324596257_s0016.fits 70 KB
- TIC324596257_s0016.png 37 KB
- thumb.png 24 KB
- meta.json
