TIC 353169052
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate

Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 18 (flagged in 3 sector(s)). Detection score 451.2.
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 18 |
| Amplitude | 0.4% |
| Data used | TESS sector 18 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 463 (~1,509 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 6,655 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.81 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.44 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 5.82 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.96 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 0.99 - fits a single star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 77 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 11.79 |
| TESS mag | 11.3 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 353169052 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 532451875989761024 |
| SIMBAD name | TYC 4301-1569-1 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 532449367728853888 (E, P = 1.8957 d), 171" away |
| RA (deg) | 22.7083 |
| Dec (deg) | 70.0261 |
| 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
- TIC353169052_s0018.fits 70 KB
- TIC353169052_s0018.png 38 KB
- thumb.png 26 KB
- meta.json