TIC 386254991
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 8 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 966.6.
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 8 |
| Amplitude | 0.1% |
| Data used | TESS sector 8 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 390 (~1,273 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 10,004 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 2.59 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 2.58 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 61.00 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.10 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 0.90 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 8.78 |
| TESS mag | 8.743 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 386254991 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 5721998733039056896 |
| SIMBAD name | HD 71851 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 5721997843983186304 (DSCT|GDOR|SXPHE), 164" away |
| RA (deg) | 127.286 |
| Dec (deg) | -15.7724 |
| 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
- TIC386254991_s0008.fits 62 KB
- TIC386254991_s0008.png 30 KB
- thumb.png 19 KB
- meta.json
