TIC 438209368
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 6 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 260.0.
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 6 |
| Amplitude | 2.3% |
| Data used | TESS sector 6 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 2,765 (~9,020 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,477 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 6.17 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 2.19 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 30.61 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.54 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.06 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 14.21 |
| TESS mag | 13.44 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 438209368 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 3368886314497586432 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | EPIC 202086627 (EA, P = 3.5719 d), 46" away |
| RA (deg) | 96.4792 |
| Dec (deg) | 15.5912 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-12 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC438209368_s0006.fits 65 KB
- TIC438209368_s0006.png 36 KB
- thumb.png 30 KB
- meta.json
