TIC 139224842
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 1 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 284.1.
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 1 |
| Amplitude | 0.9% |
| Data used | TESS sector 1 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 547 (~1,784 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,812 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.00 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 0.98 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 0.97 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.92 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.06 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.60 |
| TESS mag | 13.05 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 139224842 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 6540253916336200064 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | ASASSN-V J230557.42-442144.4 (EW, P = 0.39926 d), 158" away |
| RA (deg) | 346.431 |
| Dec (deg) | -44.3485 |
| 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
- TIC139224842_s0001.fits 79 KB
- TIC139224842_s0001.png 36 KB
- thumb.png 31 KB
- meta.json
