TIC 405869796
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 13 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 256.5.
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 13 |
| Amplitude | 0.8% |
| Data used | TESS sector 13 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 773 (~2,522 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 6,068 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.65 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.24 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 3.32 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.70 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 0.99 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 12.79 |
| TESS mag | 12.43 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 405869796 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 6708317464104307840 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 6708316635173609728 (RS, P = 2.0512 d), 79" away |
| RA (deg) | 279.128 |
| Dec (deg) | -46.3747 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-09 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC405869796_s0013.fits 82 KB
- TIC405869796_s0013.png 41 KB
- thumb.png 31 KB
- meta.json
