TIC 73268309
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 26 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 72.6.
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 26 |
| Amplitude | 0.5% |
| Data used | TESS sector 26 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 445 (~1,451 light years) |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.07 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 0.92 - fits a single star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 49 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 11.75 |
| TESS mag | 11.2 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 73268309 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 4510683608989859072 |
| SIMBAD name | TYC 1583-895-1 [*], 1.5" away |
| Nearest known variable | ZTF J184448.61+154358.8 (EA, P = 1.2668 d), 71" away |
| RA (deg) | 281.183 |
| Dec (deg) | 15.7268 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-11 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC73268309_s0026.fits 73 KB
- TIC73268309_s0026.png 35 KB
- thumb.png 32 KB
- meta.json
