TIC 140699443
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 9 (flagged in 2 sector(s)). Detection score 806.9.
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 9 |
| Amplitude | 0.2% |
| Data used | TESS sector 9 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 437 (~1,424 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 7,975 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.65 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.70 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 9.61 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.32 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 0.88 - fits a single star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 52 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 10.60 |
| TESS mag | 10.47 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 140699443 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 5522682976008161408 |
| SIMBAD name | CD-45 4239 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 5522688890190004608 (ROT), 67" away |
| RA (deg) | 128.326 |
| Dec (deg) | -45.555 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-03 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC140699443_s0009.fits 73 KB
- TIC140699443_s0009.png 36 KB
- thumb.png 26 KB
- meta.json
