TIC 140463959
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 7 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 493.4.
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 | 1.4% |
| Data used | TESS sector 7 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 5,382 (~17,554 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 4,541 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 32.07 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 4.10 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 390.92 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 2.15 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.02 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.73 |
| TESS mag | 12.7 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 140463959 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 5717004755532443904 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | GDS_J0744097-180605 (VAR), 56" away |
| RA (deg) | 116.03 |
| Dec (deg) | -18.1133 |
| 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
- TIC140463959_s0007.fits 70 KB
- TIC140463959_s0007.png 35 KB
- thumb.png 27 KB
- meta.json
