TIC 143840601
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 8 (flagged in 2 sector(s)). Detection score 249.6.
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.
The signal
| Type | Single dip / odd event |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 8 |
| Amplitude | 0.6% |
| Data used | TESS sector 8 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 1,485 (~4,844 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 9,470 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 2.56 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 2.42 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 47.86 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.30 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 0.93 - fits a single star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 114 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 12.00 |
| TESS mag | 11.88 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 143840601 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 5531514051550398848 |
| SIMBAD name | TYC 7658-1092-1 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 5531513982830931584 (ROT), 34" away |
| RA (deg) | 119.002 |
| Dec (deg) | -43.9965 |
| 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
- TIC143840601_s0008.fits 62 KB
- TIC143840601_s0008.png 34 KB
- thumb.png 28 KB
- meta.json
