TIC 142944895
Single dip / odd eventProbably known
Notes
NOTE: SIMBAD already lists this star (TYC 7021-34-1) as type SB*, so it may be known after all - check the SIMBAD references.
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 31 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 321.6.
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:
2026-10-12 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 2.2)
2026-10-12 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 31
The signal
| Type | Single dip / odd event |
| Status | Probably known |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 31 |
| Amplitude | 0.3% |
| Data used | TESS sector 31 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 191 (~624 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,426 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.07 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 0.90 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.91 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 2.17 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 28 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 11.19 |
| TESS mag | 10.71 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 142944895 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 5055365765127885184 |
| SIMBAD name | TYC 7021-34-1 [SB*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 5055362707111164928 (VAR, P = 0.069921 d), 258" away |
| RA (deg) | 53.007 |
| Dec (deg) | -32.3009 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-12 |
| Last update | 2026-10-12 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC142944895_s0031.fits 200 KB
- TIC142944895_s0031.png 45 KB
- thumb.png 27 KB
- meta.json
