TIC 359268952
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 9 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 278.1.
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 | 0.3% |
| Data used | TESS sector 9 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 801 (~2,612 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 9,293 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 2.20 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 2.24 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 32.39 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.19 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 0.88 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 10.94 |
| TESS mag | 10.87 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 359268952 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 5300185463726879744 |
| SIMBAD name | TYC 8940-1772-1 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 5300185841683873152 (ROT), 140" away |
| RA (deg) | 139.929 |
| Dec (deg) | -60.0638 |
| 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
- TIC359268952_s0009.fits 73 KB
- TIC359268952_s0009.png 41 KB
- thumb.png 30 KB
- meta.json
