TIC 115944079
Single dip / odd eventProbably known
Notes
NOTE: SIMBAD already lists this star (UCAC4 270-000482) as type SB*, so it may be known after all - check the SIMBAD references.
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 2 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 147.2.
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.
Updates:
2026-10-02 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 1.4)
2026-10-02 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 2
The signal
| Type | Single dip / odd event |
| Status | Probably known |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 2 |
| Amplitude | 0.3% |
| Data used | TESS sector 2 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 419 (~1,366 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,537 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.21 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 0.91 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 1.24 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.84 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.41 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 39 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 12.56 |
| TESS mag | 12.06 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 115944079 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 5004789157961968640 |
| SIMBAD name | UCAC4 270-000482 [SB*] |
| Nearest known variable | none within 5' |
| RA (deg) | 7.44725 |
| Dec (deg) | -36.034 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-02 |
| Last update | 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
- TIC115944079_s0002.fits 79 KB
- TIC115944079_s0002.png 39 KB
- thumb.png 35 KB
- meta.json
