TIC 70240869
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 14 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 253.7.
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 14 |
| Amplitude | 1.1% |
| Data used | TESS sector 14 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 2,104 (~6,864 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 8,660 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 2.88 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 2.32 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 43.71 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.42 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 0.96 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 12.82 |
| TESS mag | 12.63 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 70240869 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 2047224237866340096 |
| SIMBAD name | TYC 2664-494-1 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 2047224340945573120 (S), 66" away |
| RA (deg) | 294.871 |
| Dec (deg) | 34.2569 |
| 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
- TIC70240869_s0014.fits 79 KB
- TIC70240869_s0014.png 35 KB
- thumb.png 24 KB
- meta.json
