TIC 402976202
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 18 (flagged in 2 sector(s)). Detection score 274.5.
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 | 1.3% |
| Data used | TESS sector 18 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 836 (~2,728 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,516 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.99 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.13 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 3.29 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.24 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.15 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.70 |
| TESS mag | 13.06 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 402976202 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 563956182656966016 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 563955392382987520 (S), 66" away |
| RA (deg) | 15.5443 |
| Dec (deg) | 78.648 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-11 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC402976202_s0018.fits 70 KB
- TIC402976202_s0018.png 34 KB
- thumb.png 33 KB
- meta.json
