TIC 401240165
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 8 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 561.8.
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 | 0.5% |
| Data used | TESS sector 8 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 1,238 (~4,038 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 9,513 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 2.27 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 2.32 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 37.97 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.50 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.07 - fits a single star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 323 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 12.35 |
| TESS mag | 12.18 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 401240165 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 5323736830992943616 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 5323737479521297536 (E, P = 0.29107 d), 62" away |
| RA (deg) | 135.204 |
| Dec (deg) | -51.9551 |
| 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
- TIC401240165_s0008.fits 62 KB
- TIC401240165_s0008.png 32 KB
- thumb.png 23 KB
- meta.json
