TIC 142162390
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 3 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 67.6.
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.
Updates:
2026-10-02 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 30.3)
2026-10-02 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 3
The signal
| Type | Single dip / odd event |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 3 |
| Amplitude | 0.5% |
| Data used | TESS sector 3 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 463 (~1,511 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,262 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.40 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 0.93 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 1.36 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.97 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 30.32 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.25 |
| TESS mag | 12.72 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 142162390 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 4940166839509005824 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 4940354615479361920 (ROT), 257" away |
| RA (deg) | 36.5796 |
| Dec (deg) | -45.8589 |
| 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
- TIC142162390_s0003.fits 82 KB
- TIC142162390_s0003.png 42 KB
- thumb.png 45 KB
- meta.json
