TIC 409780266
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 13 (flagged in 2 sector(s)). Detection score 482.7.
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 | 0.2% |
| Data used | TESS sector 13 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 254 (~828 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,613 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.34 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 0.95 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 1.61 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.89 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.01 - fits a single star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 27 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 11.25 |
| TESS mag | 10.78 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 409780266 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 6445829129054323072 |
| SIMBAD name | TYC 9071-1458-1 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 6445840222953837440 (S), 283" away |
| RA (deg) | 290.486 |
| Dec (deg) | -61.0737 |
| 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
- TIC409780266_s0013.fits 82 KB
- TIC409780266_s0013.png 40 KB
- thumb.png 23 KB
- meta.json
