TIC 142744522
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 8 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 212.5.
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:
2026-10-03 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 1.5)
2026-10-03 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 8
The signal
| Type | Single dip / odd event |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 8 |
| Amplitude | 0.5% |
| Data used | TESS sector 8 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 343 (~1,120 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,746 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.48 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.03 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 2.14 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.83 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.46 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 100 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 11.60 |
| TESS mag | 11.17 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 142744522 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 3842102581350998272 |
| SIMBAD name | TYC 4879-791-1 [*], 1.5" away |
| Nearest known variable | none within 5' |
| RA (deg) | 137.893 |
| Dec (deg) | -0.389828 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-03 |
| Last update | 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
- TIC142744522_s0008.fits 62 KB
- TIC142744522_s0008.png 38 KB
- thumb.png 33 KB
- meta.json
