TIC 52868328
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 7 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 165.6.
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 7 |
| Amplitude | 1.3% |
| Data used | TESS sector 7 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 1,208 (~3,940 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 6,428 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.63 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.32 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 4.08 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.73 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.05 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.70 |
| TESS mag | 13.33 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 52868328 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 5582471257230414464 |
| SIMBAD name | UCAC4 281-012764 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 5582471433326780288 (DSCT|GDOR|SXPHE, P = 0.16212 d), 73" away |
| RA (deg) | 102.044 |
| Dec (deg) | -33.9345 |
| 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
- TIC52868328_s0007.fits 70 KB
- TIC52868328_s0007.png 40 KB
- thumb.png 37 KB
- meta.json
