TIC 400949014
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 18 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 925.3.
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 | 0.1% |
| Data used | TESS sector 18 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 493 (~1,609 light years) |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.49 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.12 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 8.99 |
| TESS mag | 8.722 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 400949014 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 433757715116129152 |
| SIMBAD name | HD 17568 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 433757616332983680 (ROT, P = 0.49861 d), 64" away |
| RA (deg) | 42.6697 |
| Dec (deg) | 44.3588 |
| 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
- TIC400949014_s0018.fits 70 KB
- TIC400949014_s0018.png 35 KB
- thumb.png 22 KB
- meta.json
