TIC 401300816
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 8 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 285.8.
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 | 1.0% |
| Data used | TESS sector 8 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 2,403 (~7,837 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,478 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 8.25 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 2.50 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 43.86 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.70 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 0.99 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.72 |
| TESS mag | 12.86 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 401300816 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 5323737621269919360 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 5323737479521297536 (E, P = 0.29107 d), 83" away |
| RA (deg) | 135.207 |
| Dec (deg) | -51.942 |
| 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
- TIC401300816_s0008.fits 62 KB
- TIC401300816_s0008.png 35 KB
- thumb.png 26 KB
- meta.json
