TIC 438191066
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate

Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 33 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 334.8.
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 33 |
| Amplitude | 0.4% |
| Data used | TESS sector 33 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 597 (~1,947 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 6,269 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 2.15 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.46 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 6.46 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.66 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.10 - fits a single star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 79 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 11.53 |
| TESS mag | 11.18 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 438191066 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 3332262235011237248 |
| SIMBAD name | TYC 740-183-1 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 3332261753975159808 (RS), 122" away |
| RA (deg) | 96.2599 |
| Dec (deg) | 12.95 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-13 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC438191066_s0033.fits 200 KB
- TIC438191066_s0033.png 39 KB
- thumb.png 27 KB
- meta.json