TIC 438097317
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 6 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 722.2.
Not in VSX, ASAS-SN or ZTF variable catalogues at the time of the search; Gaia DR3 lists it as a variable-star candidate.
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 6 |
| Amplitude | 0.2% |
| Data used | TESS sector 6 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 659 (~2,149 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 7,977 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 2.61 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 2.03 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 24.82 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.41 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.05 - fits a single star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 39 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 10.64 |
| TESS mag | 10.44 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 438097317 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 3332158910978792704 |
| SIMBAD name | HD 256206 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 3332160044850137088 (DSCT|GDOR|SXPHE), 207" away |
| RA (deg) | 95.7645 |
| Dec (deg) | 12.643 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-02 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC438097317_s0006.fits 65 KB
- TIC438097317_s0006.png 33 KB
- thumb.png 22 KB
- meta.json
